Politicians who were in the limelight in 2009

Manmohan Singh: An unassuming leader who unleashed India's private enterprise through liberalisation almost two decades ago, Manmohan Singh enjoys the implicit trust of the middle class. As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) learnt to its dismay in the Lok Sabha election, its attacks on him backfired. He is the only prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to return to office after a full five-year term.

Text: IANS

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