Why the middle-class must vote

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When Captain Amrinder Singh, the ex-Chief Minister of Punjab, attributed his defeat in the Punjab Assembly elections to the sudden rise in the urban (educated middle-class) voters, it gave me a ray of hope that the fastest-growing population class in the world, the educated Indian middle-class, is finally awakening. However, it was the Mumbai terrorist attacks late last year that finally woke the elites and the Indian middle-class from their deep slumber. The candlelight vigil became the norm rather than the exception with millions of Indians, mostly belonging to the educated middle-class, coming out with candles to show their support. They felt helpless and cheated by the men in power. The question is - can these candles in the hands of the educated Indians actually be the votes in the coming elections? Can we - the educated Middle Class Indians - who take pride in forming the backbone....