Citizens' protests in the last few years signal a consensus among all segments of society that the "rules of the game' of conducting politics in India need to change.  

The rise of the AAP has been surprising and dramatic and the detractors are many. It is possible that in the coming months, the party may not be able to abide by the high standards it has set, but as the BSP example suggests, the battle for some severe institutional changes in the functioning of India's electoral democracy has begun. India's electoral politics is a decidedly murky process, and it is so by design. This route is not a quick-fix solution, but the true meaning of democracy can be realised only when democratic ideals are deeply embedded in the practice of democracy.

Read Vasundhara Sirnate and Rahul Verma's opinion piece on The Hindu