Maverick, I do not think people are voting because of Nationalism or anything. You should know that majority of his votes come from Darjeeling people (Like yu say INDIAN), other Nepali people residing or currently in other parts of India and not to forget ACTUAL Indians themselves. Prashant may or may not be the best singer in the show. But that is not so significant. Many think Amit is the best singer of the show but do you think he will get the nod ahead of so many other male playback singers?? Yes, maybe in some songs here and there directed by Anu Malik himself. But besides that I do not think there is much scope for the best Singer in this year's IDOL. Now, what really matters is being the INDIAN IDOL itself and not being the best singer.The winner of this game show has a better career(with all those contracts and everything) and moreover will get more exposure after the show is over. And that's what we all want for Prashant, who may be an Indian in nationality but Nepali by heart and everything else. Not being the INDIAN IDOL is not the end of Prashant's life but it may just be detrimental in how often we get to see him after the show.