Most Indians - 83 per cent - feel lawmakers are corrupt and 59 per cent think their main motivation is money, according to a recent Times of India survey.

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) believe politicians are inefficient and 60 per cent blame them for all the country's ills.

'Bad politicians are chosen by good people, who fail to vote,' says Vote India. Its message is echoed by others like the Tata Tea-backed www.jaagore.com - all Indians need to take responsibility for their elected representatives.