It is true that coalition politics prevented decisive action, with a railway minister being summarily dismissed by his own party leader – whom the UPA was politically unable to confront – after attempting to raise fares. But, in the pre-election interim budget, the UPA government finally bit the bullet, proposing a 14.2% increase in rail fares and a 6.5% hike in freight rates.
诚然，联盟执政阻止了果断行动，铁道部长在试图提价后立刻被其所在政党领导人——对于此人，UPA在政治上不能其产生冲突——就地免职。但是，在选举前临时预算中，UPA政府最终还是下了决心，提出将铁路客运费用提高14.2%，货运费用提高6.5%。按照印度政治惯例，预算变化要推迟到选举结束后实施。