India Votes 2009 - Congress ups and downs

UPS AND DOWNS
What the Congress achieved
Increased rural employment through NREGS
Transparency in governance through RTI Act
Better medicare in rural areas through national rural health mission
Slum clearance & urban development through urban renewal mission
Education for all through Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan
Giving land rights back to tribals
Ending India's nuclear isolation through 123 Agreement with the US

What it did not achieve
33% reservation for women in central and state legislatures

Where the Congress hopes to gain seats
Kerala
Punjab
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal

Where the Congress is likely to lose seats
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Jharkhand
Assam
Haryana

Where Congress allies will lose seats
Bihar
Tamil Nadu