Young India Wants Jobs, Girls, Social Status: Chetan Bhagat

There was no one in the government to take decisions, Bhagat said. "It is the result of the divided people that we are. The more divided we are, the more the coalition politics exists. People are more interested in their own communities than the country," Bhagat said.

The writer observed that "India has a warped sense of diversity".

Too many people are making decisions and therefore "there can't be any consensus", he said. "The government's own allies won't let important decisions being taken."

The writer forecast that in the 2014 election, "corruption will be an issue". "They (the anti-corruption lobby) have injected that factor," he said.

Bhagat, who now lives in Mumbai, is also deeply involved with mainstream cinema with two of his new books being adapted into Bollywood movies.

"The 3 Mistakes of My Life" has been made into "Kai Po Che" by Abhisekh Kapoor of "Rock On" fame. "Two States" will go to the floors in November, Bhagat said.

(With IANS inputs)