Voting in India is such a waste of time

Justice Katju says on TV - 'Voting is such a waste of time'. I wholeheartedly agree. Due to the muck and grime involved, very few good men contest direct elections. Even if they do, they lose. India's twice PM, Manmohan Singh, had to be brought in through the indirect Rajya Sabha route. Did you know that all articulate and powerful ministers of UPA viz Anthony, Gulam Nabi Azad, Ravi Vyalar, Ashwani Kr, Jayanthi Natarajan, Jaya Ram Ramesh, Rajeev Shukla, GK Vasan, Anand Sharma, Tariq Anwar, Dr. Chiranjeevi - had absolutely no chance of winning direct elections and thus had to be smuggled in through the Rajya Sabha? So, your ministers are not those who you voted for, but those chosen by Sonia Gandhi! The party leaders know that those elected by people are good only to throw tables and mikes in the legislature but no more. For serious work, you need to look elsewhere. Even those who do contest Lok Sabha and somehow win i.e. if their dads were in active politics, will not be free to act as they feel right. The party president controls them. The otherwise competent and well meaning ManMohan Singh is an excellent example of this phenomenon. So, why should I waste my time? The stance we should take is this - Who ever sits on the throne, we'll make his life miserable through RTIs, PILs etc. The concept of handing over power to those who have the inclination to fight elections is a flawed concept. Only losers win there. A case of adverse selection. It has been tried In India and found to be 'not workable'. Power must be retained by individuals themselves.