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What efforts have been made to reform political parties in India?

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The following steps should be taken to reform the political parties:

(i) Anti-Defection Law Under the Anti-Defection Law, MLAs and MPs cannot change party after the election. This was done as many elected candidates were indulging in defection in order to become ministers or for cash rewards. Now, according to this law, if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in Legislature. At the same time, this law has made any dissent even more difficult. MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.

(ii) The Constitution was amended to prevent MLAs and MPs from changing parties.

(iii) The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns.



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