Both @Keyser and @GUWonder know India much better than many of us (at least from FTer point of view).

However, from my perspective and experience, what is happening is a classic case of Incredible India's deeply ingrained babu-raj.

Parties come and go, leaders come and go. Babu-raj is the one that survives.

Never for a minute, believed that even an honest non-corrupt politician can make any ding into babu-raj India.

Whats happening for the last few weeks fits well into the pattern of so many things that FTer community had to suffer through over the years (registration at police station, 2nd visit in 2 months on 10 year visa, idiotic renewal of life-long OCI at age 50, trying to get SIM, trying to get PAN number from abroad) - irrespective of person or party running government