Yes. this can be proved by the number of text messages a contestant receives from the region he or she hails from.

Pranay Chettri via e-mail

Yes, judging by the pattern of voting, one can definitely say that there is a regional bias.

Rajesh Beriwal St Xaviers College, Calcutta

No, winners are chosen on the basis of their talent alone.

Nidhi Poddar Salt Lake

Yes. there is no other explanation for talented singers being voted out of these shows.

Shashi Ranjan Bhagalpur

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