The news coming out of India is very interesting to read and watch/see. The Congress Party has been declared the winner by a stunning margin (the opposition was a coalition led by the BJP party in power). Sonia Gandhi - leader of the Congress Party may be the new Prime Minister. About 380 million people voted in these elections - the pictures of elephants carrying electronic voting machines to villages are amazing. Urban/rural divide, digital divide, inhospitable weather, were all barriers that the world's largest democracy battled as it sought to conduct a peaceful election accessible to as many as possible of the almost 1 billion people who live in India. Majumdar calls it the The Great Indian Poll Show. comment []12:39:18 PM
The news coming out of India is very interesting to read and watch/see. The 
