India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that sparkles not only in our magnificent art, but also in the enormous creativity and humanity of our daily life in city and village.

However Kejriwal failed to produce any such proof. In 2010 Mukherjee was awarded "Finance Minister of the Year for Asia" by Emerging Markets the daily newspaper of record for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "
Mukherjee held many important posts in the Manmohan Singh government.

Mukherjee lost out in the ensuing power struggle. Mukherjee was also Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.