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Making sense of the Indian elections

I was waiting till the Congress actually formed the government to comment on the recent elections in India. Apparently, the INC has the support of 322 members of parliament to form the government, well over the requirement of 274 out of 527. Manmohan Singh will remain as Prime Minister, shockingly the first PM to get re-elected since Nehru way back when! Even the iconic Indira Gandhi, Nehru’s daughter, didn’t manage to win 2 elections in a row.

Let’s take a closer look at the results, courtesy Times of India: Read on »

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