Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Debate on CJI's Role in Election Panel
In the Lok Sabha, leaders from the Congress and BJP had a debate about who should be on the panel that picks the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners.
The Congress wants the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to be part of this panel, as the Supreme Court had suggested.
However, the BJP thinks the current panel, which includes the Prime Minister and a Cabinet minister, is sufficient and doesn't need the CJI.
The Congress argued that the Supreme Court's suggestion was important, while the BJP said the legislature's decision should be trusted.
This debate is part of discussions on how to improve election processes in India.
Congress' K C Venugopal debated the exclusion of the CJI from the panel to select the CEC and Election Commissioners.
The Supreme Court had directed that the panel should include the PM, CJI, and Leader of Opposition as an interim arrangement.
The government's proposed panel, passed by Parliament, includes the PM, a Union Cabinet minister, and the Leader of Opposition.
BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad argued that the elected government can be trusted with the selection process without the CJI.
The debate is part of discussions on election reforms in the Lok Sabha.
- Who
- Congress' K C Venugopal and BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad
- What
- Debate in Lok Sabha on the inclusion of CJI in the panel to select CEC and Election Commissioners
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Lok Sabha
- Why
- To discuss election reforms and the composition of the selection panel for CEC and Election Commissioners
Congress
BJP
Inclusion of CJI in Election Panel
Congress
Congress argues that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) should be part of the panel to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, as directed by the Supreme Court.
BJP
BJP believes that the legislature's decision to exclude the CJI from the panel is valid and that the elected government can be trusted with the selection process.
- Debate Topic
- Inclusion of CJI in the panel to select CEC and Election Commissioners
- Congress Representative
- K C Venugopal
- BJP Representative
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Supreme Court Directive
- Interim arrangement including PM, CJI, and Leader of Opposition in the selection panel
- Government's Proposed Panel
- PM, a Union Cabinet minister, and Leader of Opposition
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