Khushwant Singh

Manoj is an Ola driver in Lucknow. Ola owns the car he drives, and Manoj must pay the company about Rs800 ($11.66) every day for three years, after which the vehicle’s ownership will be transferred to him.

In 2004, the NDA, led by Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, lost the Lok Sabha elections. They could not manage to sell the ‘India Shining’ mantra to the voting public. Sonia and the leaders of several non-NDA parties put together the United Progressive Alliance with Sonia as chairperson. The expectation was that Sonia would occupy 7 Race Course Road as Prime Minister.