Did the Congress return to power in Maharashtra because of its strong track record as an able administrator? Or simply because it is the lesser evil?
No party is doing any great work. It is just the politics that help any party get the votes. BJP-Shiv sena failed in their political approach. Congress has been smart enough to get desired votes. They could "show" that they were making positive growth. So they won.
To be a leader, you must be able to do one of the 3 C's: convince, corrupt or confuse! :)
Doing good work is a matter of perception... Whether Congress really did good work can be judged from either of the 2 facts:
1) 145 seats out of 288 won by Congress: 50% of the people believed in the work done by Congress
2) 143 seats out of 288 not won by Congress: 50% of the people did not believe in their work!