thanks bythckr for your detailed answer. I got a better understanding of the very fragmented nature of politics in India; Wishing you all the best, and I really hope that eventually the Indian model of governance will be regarded as superior over the Chinese model (which, unfortunately, has been gathering a lot of fans recently) I think that in a way both India and China are leading the way for the rest of us, because your countries have to cope with a very large number of people and very complex societies.