My son and daughter submitted application, one in NY through an agent (not BLS) and my don in DC through (BLS), my daughter got hers when it was promised. My son on the other hand kept getting the running around, so he personally took a day off from work, went to the counsel ate and sat there, called every random # that the counsel ate had, kept calling and calling, he disturbed one guy so much that the guy told him he'll look into it, within an hour my son had his passport with the visa in his hand.
Now we all can travel to India tomorrow. If they don't improve their visa application this would be our last trip there. Too much hassle.