The Ram Setu controversy was raked up in 2007 and peaked in 2008...
...but it was overshadowed by the Amarnath land transfer in May 2008.
Few recall the cash-for-votes scam of July 2008.
Terror attacks in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai.
Inflation and the global meltdown failed to have a political impact.
