Indian voters cash in, Prisoners' Dilemma version (The National). "But there is a paradox at the heart of this corruption: because voting is secret, parties can never know what their cash payments buy them...When candidates distribute cash, they signal to voters that they are viable players with real influence. But they also make these payouts out of fear that this is what their opponents are doing and that they will lose votes if they do not. 'So the only rational thing to do is to give money,' ... 'It becomes an arms race ... The money allows you to stay at the table and play, but it doesn’t guarantee victory.' " And the Thirumangalam formula (The Hindu). Election officials seize currency shipments from the State Bank of India (Hindustan Times).