Exciting Days Ahead - Has Indian Politics Changed Forever?

It's been a very exciting Sunday so far... with results of the four state elections pouring in, the big question is, has Indian politics changed forever?

First, the stunning debut of Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP in Delhi - decimating the Congress and it's 4th time hopeful Sheila Dixit. Results are still coming in, but it is clear the Congress will get no more than 7-8 while the BJP seems to have managed to pull off a wafer thin lead over AAP, and is expected to win around 33-34, with AAP accounting for around 28-30. Stunning developments, given that AAP brings in a completely different angle to our political spectrum - fighting on an anti-corruption plank, being pan religion, pan caste and pan region. With AAP refusing to ally with Cong or BJP, Delhi might just get a hung assembly, with a follow up elections in 6 months - but the question is, will AAP be able to replicate its success in the rest of country?

The BJP has swept MP, Rajasthan and while it has been a see saw, looks like they will also bag Chhattisgarh, where the Congress was hoping to ride a major sympathy wave after its top state leadership was wiped out in a deadly Naxal attack a few months back.

The Congress is quick to point out that this failure shouldn't be attributed to Rahul Gandhi, while at the same time, they are pointing to why this isn't really a Modi wave, and that the country will vote very differently when it comes to the LS elections.

And while I have my doubts on AAP's ability to govern and make practical policies, to stay clean, one needs to stand up, salute, and support him! And like one of the esteemed panelists on one of the TV channels rightly pointed out, while Anna is part of history, Arvind is the future.

One thing is certain - with the youth of the country's capital rejecting caste and religion based politics, and voting for change, for a clean up, AAP's success will hopefully have a lasting impact on not just LS 2014, but in the decades to come - getting professionnals and clean politicians elected, and changing this country for the better. Much better.