Dance of Democracy

I am very happy that we can look forward to a stable government for the next 5 years. If there is anything worse than dynastic rule, it is a hung vote which brings to the fore horse trading and money talk ..as if there isn't enough of that already...Still I would not say that democracy has won in India. I mean, there is a 22% rise in tainted MP count. It would be nice to choose between two or more lettered candidates who do not have criminal backgrounds rather than having to choose between the devil and the deep sea. I would like our governance to have a squeaky clean image...not of course like the one in UK where MPs having been caught on the wrong foot for claiming unwarranted expenses for cleaning, maintenance etc....and are now offering to pay back saying they have made a mistake!!!
I wish someone would also take a poll to see how many of our MPs are educated...I mean truly educated..not just having an official degree (those are easy to come by in India)....but how many of them truly know stuff...like a quiz contest about India, Indians, global affairs etc....and when we are satisfied on all those counts.........i think we can truly say that democracy in India has won! Still, one step at a time.