Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Experts Propose Women Quotas, Election Reforms to Panel
Experts shared ideas with a government group about how to make elections better.
They want political parties to have a certain number of women in their organizations, like a quota.
They also suggested the Election Commission should watch how parties work internally.
The experts proposed that candidates and parties must have manifestos, or plans, and follow up with reports on what they did.
Plus, they believe TV channels should show speeches from leaders to help lower the cost of campaigning.
Experts suggested women quotas in political parties and empowered election oversight.
Recommendations were submitted to a parliamentary panel examining simultaneous election bills.
Suggestions included measures to prepare women for Lok Sabha and state assembly reservations.
Experts advocated for poll campaign reforms, including mandatory manifestos and action reports.
They proposed mandating TV channels to broadcast campaign speeches to reduce expenditure.
- Who
- A group of experts, including former BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, proposed the reforms.
- What
- Experts suggested reforms, including women quotas and election oversight, to a parliamentary committee.
- When
- The suggestions were made to the parliamentary committee.
- Where
- The suggestions were made to a parliamentary committee scrutinising the simultaneous election bills.
- Why
- To improve democracy and address issues related to gender justice, electoral processes, and campaign finance.
Proponents of Reforms
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Election Commission Role
Proponents of Reforms
Advocate for empowering the Election Commission to oversee inner-party democracy.
No opposing view mentioned in the provided articles.
No opposing view mentioned in the provided articles.
- Panel
- Parliamentary committee scrutinising simultaneous election bills
- Key Suggestion 1
- Quota for women in political parties
- Key Suggestion 2
- Empowering Election Commission for inner-party democracy
- Key Suggestion 3
- Mandatory publication of manifestos and ATRs
- Expert Group
- Includes Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and others from various institutions