Nothing to do with bureaucratic "DNA". Everything to do with elected officials' "DNA". As much as I find bureaucracy a beast in India, it's elected officials that have made this scene what it is. The elected government officials want a PR show, so they roll out one without appreciating that they should get the bureaucratic ducks in order first or at the same time at least.

The more things change, the more they remain the same. And that goes to show with the rollout of this GE scheme for Indians -- especially as elected officials and their handpicked ones drove this show.