We The People
Does the largest democracy in the world have a right
representation in the parliament? The formulators of the Indian constitution
surely thought so when the First Past the Post (FPTP) system i.e. the current
system. But few thinkers have started to feel that it is not the right system.
They ask a question the people who voted for the losing candidate do they have
a representative in the government? Well, no doubt they are right. The present
system in which winner takes all, even though the winning candidate has won by a
single vote, is not the right system.
Is proportional representation the way forward where the losing party/candidate also has a say in the governance? The representation surely improves through this method, but it has its cons. When the power is divided the question arises who will take the stand and who will lead? In a country like India where voters vote for the candidate as the same caste as theirs’, where votes are bought with money, where voters are easily influenced in the name of religion? Will it lead to policy paralysis? The questions are many but answers are unknown.
I think proportional representation is way forward for India
as it is in 57 other countries, but India is not yet ready. It will take time,
more educated voters are awaited.
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