The next time American voters shake their heads in disgust over criminal allegations against a politician, they can take solace in the fact that the U.S. political system has a long way to go before it sinks to the problems India has. Following recent national elections, a watchdog group declared that more than 150 new Members of Parliament have criminal cases pending against them—and almost half of them involve “serious charges.” And by serious, they don’t just mean things like bribery or corruption. Try murder.