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Wonderful article. Its absolutely true.

Its a democracy for the world to see but its really corrupt and like the article says the rich can do absolutely anything and get away with it while the poor are stuck and their lives never get any better. There is really no hope for India because the educated middle-class already earn a very decent living and so is happy. In any country the middle class is the catalyst for change and I don't see that happening in India. They are too happy with where India (their own life) is and so they have a fierce sense of nationalism that everything is good. Just go to /r/india on reddit and see how people blindly attack anyone criticising India as ignorant and a wannabe westerner.

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It is dummy democracy. 80% Indians are surviving on 20 rupees/day. Do you think these people can vote as per their conscience in elections?

Yeah they do!

Yes, they do and they did. Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar(a backward state), was reelected with absolutely majority due to his honest and dedicated efforts during his 1st 5 year tenure. Poor/Rich, people of all castes/religions, voted unanimously for him and his good work.

I hope you know India is not a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy And people do not elect a Chief Minister in India.

Another wrong and irrelevant comment. I live in India. I am from Bihar. I know how my state works and how my Chief Minister is elected every 5 years. Both the main parties are headed by their respective leaders. Nitish Kumar heads the JDU and there has never been any doubt, before or after the elections, whatsoever, that he was going to be the Chief Minister. Yes, the party can elect anyone as the chief minister but thats purely in theory. In practice, every party throws forward their chief candidate for the Chief Minister post and they have always stuck to it - in every state - over last 60 years of Independence.

I suggest you stop trolling HN with your predefined bias against India. Yes, we have problems and we acknowledge it more than anyone else but you should stop trolling.

As per Transparency International India, Bihar is the most corrupt state in India. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar#Economy

Keep your corruption/suggestions to yourself.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Forward_caste community has brainwashed Indian voters to believe that voting in elections = democracy and a solution to https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Caste_system_... https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Corruption_in... https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Poverty_in_in...

You have no basis but online links that have no relation to the transformation that is underway. Try and search around about the transformation of Bihar over last 5 years since Nitish Kumar came to power and how it is the 2nd fastest growing state in India and how corruption has taken a steep dive. It's okay. You want to hate, do so. I ll pass.

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