New govt must combine its mandate and its legacy to improve its record of delivery
Caste warriors like Lalu Prasad, Ram Vilas and Mulayam Singh have taken a severe beating and Mayawati's elephant didn't quite conquer the country
There are few parallels in history for the rapid ascent of the Left in 2004, and their deep plunge into near oblivion in 2009
The collective message that voters sent out in 1977 and 2009, as reflected in results then and now, has the same tonal quality