SHE RULES.

As Bengal turned Green and 'Jaya Ho' became the chant in Tamil Nadu this morning , the political terrain of India has

changed significantly. Suddenly, a country known for its patriarchal male-dominated society now has four women chief ministers.This change is the result of the evolution of our democracy.Although it has taken a long time coming, but "HER RULE" has finally arrived.

Just a brief look at India's political landscape as of today,and we realise that that its our women who rule the country. India's most important political personality (Sonia Gandhi , some would call her the De facto Prime Minister as well) , the Leader of the Opposition (Sushma Swaraj , most probably NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate in 2014) , Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Meira Kumar) ,Nirupama Rao as India's Foreign Secretary, Mayawati as the Chief Minister of the largest state of India, Sheila Dixit as Delhi's eternal leader and , now , Mamata "Didi" Banerjee in Bengal and Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu.

And as Mamata changes "WASTE BENGAL" to "WEST BENGAL" in the next 5 years, and while Jayalalitha cleans up the mess left over by an octogenarian leader, more women leaders will have a chance to stake claim to power. Vasundhara Raje Scindia has more than a chance to turn the tables on the Congress in Jaipur in 2013.

So, how did this astonishing change take place? Sucheta Kriplani and Pandit Vijaya Lakshmi were independent India's first major female political personalities. And then came the era of Indira Gandhi, arguably India's best Prime Minister ever , and maybe the worst as well. But after Indira Gandhi, the late 80s and the early 90s were a period of drought, as far as women leaders were concerned. But with economic upliftment, came the ambition and the recognition of the right to political power.

The change over the past 15 years has been unbelievable. And the result of this change is a country which is ruled by women leaders, from Delhi to Chennai to Kolkata. For years , we have been told to look at America and other

western countries and their democracies as examples. Its high time they learnt a few things from us about democracy. For all its prestigious democratic heritage , America has never had a women at the helm. Neither a female Vice-President ever.

Even though the Women's reservation bill remains stuck in the parliament , and even though the percentage of Women MPs is less than 20% in the Lok Sabha , it is a fact that almost all the political power, be it at the centre , or in key states, lies with women leaders. And this can only be good for our democracy.

With today's results , The Dominance of Woman Leaders in Indian Politics has been finally established, and the "ERA OF HER RULE" has finally arrived. Long Live India. Jai Hind !