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The parliamentary elections of May 2014 saw an electoral rout of the ruling coalition (United Progressive Alliance or UPA) and especially that of the main partner “Congress” (Indian National Congress or INC). The party that ruled India for most of its post-Independence period was decimated while the party that had little electoral presence at the time of Independence now has an absolute majority. The Modi-led-BJP made “governance” a key issue that played a major role in their victory. With an absolute majority in the parliament, the BJP has an unprecedented opportunity to fulfill the mandate and improve the quality of governance. Will they? What would it take to improve governance in a country like India? The goal of this paper is to try and answer this question.
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