High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2009 general elections defied the predictions made by pre-poll predictions and exit polls and gave a clear mandate to the incumbent Congress government. According to many analysts after the election, many factors can be attributed for a landslide. According to the National Election Study 2009, published in the The Hindu newspaper after the election, the victory to the UPA government is attributed to saturation of caste-based identity politics, the focus on good governance and BJP's limitations, gave Congress the edge. Another factor is the vote-splitting by the Third Front, especially the BSP and MNF in Maharastra, which resulted in Congress gaining many of its seats without getting a majority in the corresponding constituency. Many also attributed the victory to the campaigning of Rahul Gandhi which many feel has contributed significantly of energizing the base, especially the younger voters. Overall, the high rural turnout, and satisfaction of the incumbent Congress government, attributed to the mandate given to the UPA government to be in power for another five years.