Most observers underestimated the Indian electorate, which understood the many benefits of the Singh-Gandhi partnership. First, their Congress government revived the moderate secular traditions of Jawaharlal Nehru and brought India back firmly to the political center, wresting control from communal and ideological extremists.
事实上，没有人会预测到选举的结果会是这样。绝大多数观察家低估了印度选民的智慧。辛格甘地的组合给人民带来很多的好处。首先，辛格甘地组合领导的国大党继承了迦哇内卢·尼赫鲁的传统的温和务实主义政策。他们将印度政治带入中间路线，有效地抑制了地方势力和极端主义势力的抬头。