Amidst the cacophony of scams, corruption, lawlessness and allegations, the highest-ever voter turnout in Delhi is a welcome sign. The turnout has been good in other states like Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well. For the national capital, the voter turnout was 66 per cent (at the time of going to press).

The credit for this goes to the alert Delhi voters who have been witnessing chaos in national politics, deadlock in Parliament over Lokpal Bill and shocking rape incidents. The awareness campaigns by concerned Delhi citizens, social activists and the media appears to have paid off.