In a government that is often criticised for its inaccessibility and opaqueness, Swaraj won hearts around the world for her ability to reach out and make a difference. And her outreach efforts began well before the advent of social media.

Some politicians endear themselves to their core base and no one else, alienating those across the aisle. Swaraj was not that type of politician. Despite being a BJP lifer, she had a bipartisan appeal and an air of dignified approachability.

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan made unsavoury remarks about BJP lawmaker Rama Devi in Lok Sabha. This is not the first time Khan has stuck his foot in his mouth – and Devi is not the first woman politician to face disgusting sexism in the workplace.

Sheila Dikshit, the former Delhi CM who died on Saturday, attempted to change the city’s uncaring image by pulling Delhi’s toes across the line of modernism. She did everything in her power to reform its public image – from the Metro to the Commonwealth Games – with varying results.

With the matter of their resignations being heard in the Supreme Court today, Karnataka’s rebel MLAs have had the most dramatic quitting saga since Rahul Gandhi’s stepped down as Congress party president. Rahul finally set a political trend, but unfortunately it wasn’t the one he’d hoped for.

Whether you agree with first-time Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s maiden speech in Lok Sabha or not, it can’t be denied that she possesses a rare courage and conviction. At a time when the Opposition is often labelled toothless, it is leaders like Moitra that give us hope.

The ill-fated ventures that were Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign and the final season of Game of Thrones have many parallels. But perhaps the greatest similarity between the two is the feeling of utter dissatisfaction at the way things panned out in the end and the hype around The Prince that Was Promised.

Disappointment for the anti-Modi crowd was as inevitable as someone saying “Winter is coming,” on a Game of Thrones episode. Still, that doesn’t make the bitter pill any easier to swallow. These are the five stages of grief, as experienced by non-BJP supporters.