Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of the political parties were anti-Congress. To have a coalition, to run a coalition government, you require a lot of adjustments, a lot of flexibility.

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.