The OBC warriors have been defeated and the BJP will take years to recover and catch up with the Congress — there is a 10 percentage point difference between the vote-share of the two parties, and the leadership tussle in the BJP is all set to escalate. Now that the Congress has won, it has to deliver on its promises. Not promises to push up spending under NREGA or other schemes like that, but the promise to increase India’s growth rate, the promise to provide education, water and power for all. The Congress now has no excuse, no Left allies to blame. Will Dr Singh finally fulfil on the hopes we all have?
Arvind Yadav, Gurgaon
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