Question

Describe the efforts to reform political parties in India.

Answer 1

Efforts to reform political parties in India are as follows:

1. A law should be made to regulate the internal functioning of political parties.
2. Political parties should be required to maintain a register of all their members.
3. Parties should be required to give at least one-third of election tickets to women candidates, and there should be a quota for women in the party’s decision-making bodies.
4. Elections should be funded by the state. The government can provide parties with money or resources like petrol, paper, and telephone support for election expenses.
5. Voting should be made compulsory in every election.
6. Information about caste, religion, OBC, SC, or ST should not be used in any way during elections.