What about the attitude of BMC officers and workers who almost never move a paper without pocketing a bribe?
It is very difficult to get a government tender without contacts and greasing. The entire system is decaying from inside and there is no way to fix it without a deep and painful surgery. Unless business can be conducted freely, openly, without fear of being targeted by corrupt income tax officials, local goons and government workers - I see no potential for Mumbai to become a global financial hub.
The attitudes of government workers and representatives in Singapore and Taipei is completely different. In Singapore, you never even have to think of paying a bribe and if the government makes a mistake they acknowledge and compensate you for it in a timely manner.
Bangkok/Thailand also has a lot of corruption but it does not hinder local businesses or entrepreneurs in the same way as Mumbai.
Congress was worse than BJP. Hand in hand and in bed with the builder mafia nexus, which is why the fall of BJP lead to the real estate crash in Mumbai. BJP isn't much better. The problem lies in the prevailing attitudes of govt officers and MLA's who come to power and think that they deserve to profit incessantly in every way possible while people have no choice but to comply.
