Eye on elections: UPA govt turns on the populist tap

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has unveiled a rash of populist measures in recent weeks and months, presumably with an eye on the coming general election. With the UPA facing the effects of a strong anti-incumbency sentiment—it has been in power since 2004—and opinion polls predicting the worst, the Congress party is understandably desperate to revive the feel-good factor among the electorate.

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