Describe any 5 efforts made to reform political parties in India?
1. The financial accounts of the parties must be audited, this will decrease the role of private big business house donors.
2. State funding of political parties must be done to meet their election expenditure.
3. The accounts must be made available to public.
4. Parties must come under the ambit of Right to information to increase transparency in the system.
5. Common people must be encouraged to give donations to parties and such citizens must be exempted from income tax.
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Describe any 5 efforts made to reform political parties in India?
-A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties
-It should be mademandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of ticket
-There should be a quota for women in the decision making bodies of the party.
-Data regarding caste and religion, OBC, SC, ST should not be utilized during election period in any form
- members data should be registered
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Describe any 5 efforts made to reform political parties in India?
The following efforts have been made to reform political parties in India:
1.Supreme Court has helped in reducing the influence of criminals and money in elections. It is now mandatory for every person contesting the election to give an affidavit regarding his wealth and criminal cases pending against him. With this people can acquire information about their leaders and this has also led to decline in criminalisation of politics.
2. These days no one can change his her party after Anti Defection law was passed in the Parliament. Amendment was made in the constitution to prevent MPs and MLAs from changing parties. if anyone try to change his/ her party, he/ she lose his/ her seat.
3. Election Commission has also ordered all political parties to hold their organisational elections and file the income tax returns for the purpose of introducing internal democracy. Parties have started to do so formally.
4. Regulating internal affairs in the party should be made compulsory. Registers of the existing members should be made. All parties should follow their constitution and regular elections should be held for the higher post of the party.
5. Party should be asked to reserve at least one third of the seats for women candidates. In the same way women should have their share in the party's decision making bodies so that steps can be taken for the betterment of women.
6. State should provide funds for contesting elections. It can be either given in the form of cash or in the form of petrol, paper, telephone ,etc. This may reduce the influence of money in the elections.
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