We need politicians who admit publicly that the reason why there are not enough schools and colleges in India is because licenses and quotas continue to operate in this area and officials are afraid to let go of their powers and controls. We need politicians who admit that the reason why India does not have sufficient supplies of electricity, clean water and housing is because our policies were wrong. We need them to admit that if labour reform happens there will be thousands and thousands more jobs because commercial enterprises will no longer be afraid of employing someone they cannot sack.

Will these become issues in the next election? It’s hard to say. What can be said with certainty is that the political party that succeeds best in explaining that bijli, sadak, pani are what economic reform is about will win.