India, Sept. 9 -- India's Members of Parliament are currently voting to elect the next Vice President of India and the writing regarding the results is pretty much on the wall. With adequate numbers by its side, the BJP-led NDA is already in a celebration mode. However, the results this evening, in particular the specific number each side polled,may also hold some interesting, hidden revelations/messages about the current political scenario in the country.

Voting is conducted by secret ballot and no party can issue a whip to its members, meaning individual MPs are free to vote and there is also scope for cross-voting. In those terms, the exact number of MPs from different parties who voted today is known.

Electoral College

The Vice-Pre...