A year of political upheaval (the video is loading, may take long. Please bear with us...)

It was the year of the 'deal or no deal', as the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear accord took the political world on a roller coaster ride with the BJP and the communists refusing to back the deal and threatening mid term polls. Rahul Gandhi was appointed as the All India Congress Committee General Secretary in a party secretariat reshuffle. The year also saw the country's first woman President, the UPA and Left nominated Pratibha Patil.