United Progressive Alliance

During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's tenure, thousands gathered at Delhi's Jontar Mantar and then at Ramlila Maidan, demanding a strong Lokpal institution to investigate corruption.

The movement emerged amid major corruption controversies and growing public dissatisfaction with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government.

The confrontation was not without controversy.

Hazari was arrested in August 2011 during a hunger strike, provoking further demonstrations.

Then we have the example of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Left, who were important national forces, but declined considerably in the last one decade.

Forget smaller parties, compare the last 10 years of the Congress to the UPA period.

Andhra Pradesh gave the UPA its largest number of seats in both terms but the party's disastrous management of state politics led to Jaganmohan Reddy leaving the party and the Congress has now become a non-entity at least in Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.

Then there was Delhi, which the Congress ruled for 15 years until 2013, but the party pretty much allowed the Aam Aadmi Party to take over its base over the course of two years.

These mistakes happened before Rahul Gandhi began taking major decisions in the party, so he can't be blamed beyond a point for them.