I will tell you the formula for success of democracy in India. Its not a miracle. The formula is that since all Indians are very selfish by nature they look for serving their personal needs through those netas. They vote for them only if he agrees to serve their needs. Irrespective of whether the neta has performed or not. So when the neta has performed very badly he does not have to manage a coup or such. He does all the illegal things he can during his rule for 5 yrs and take rest for next 5 yrs. Allow the other people to do all the fuss and come back the next term. So his business of loot continues. Democracy as a system gives the neta enough leverage and tools to do all that. So why enter through a back door when the front door is not locked. Democracy is a very important means and tool for these netas to do all they wish. That is why in India Democracy is still surviving. Indians by nature are very patient. So they work very hard for 5 yrs and earn the max from the system and sleep off for the next 5 yrs. Allow others to loot and come back the next term to continue thier loot.
