THE general election of May 6 was very interesting and exciting.

It is fair to assume that we all knew that it was going to produce a hung parliament.

There are some interesting salient points.

Labour has been in power since 1997. Since then voters have denied the Conservatives the right to form a government. Three times outright. Even if David Cameron becomes prime minister following the election, this will not be so without taking help from another political party. This is in spite of the fact that Lord Ashcroft (Conservative) spent more than £5million in eight years in many marginal constituencies.

Because of the Iraq and Afghanistan situation and weapons of mass destruction, the going was against Labour. Neither was the economy and jobless situation in favour of Labour.

Immigration was a big issue during the election and yet it did not really help the Conservatives.

Do not forget the 'bigoted' faux pas by Gordon Brown.

In the three live television debates, Gordon Brown did not do well, while Nick Clegg and David Cameron did very well.

Even after taking the above points and many others into consideration, why did the Conservatives not win outright?

Is it because electors do not trust the Conservatives?

Is it because Labour is good at managing our economy?

Is it that recent immigrants have more faith in Labour than the Conservatives?

But then the Liberal Democrats proposed an amnesty for illegal immigrants, as did Boris Johnson, the Conservative Mayor of London.

One thing is certain, money is not all. Voters do know what is in their best interest in the long term.

CHUNI CHAVDA Via email