How can parties be reformed

Effective measures to reform political parties are :

(a)A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties.

(b) It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members.

(c) It should be made. mandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets; about 1/3rd to its women candidates.

(d) There should be a quota for women in the decision making bodies of the party.

(e) There should be state funding of elections.

(f) The government should give parties money to support their election expenses in kind for example petrol, paper, telephone, etc., or in cash.

(g) Vote casting should be made compulsory in each election.

(h) Data regarding caste and religion, OBC, SC, ST should not be utilized during election period in any form.