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There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

- Abhijit Banerjee
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There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.

There is no doubt that in the last years of the UPA's rule, a certain lethargy had set into the way the central government went about its business.