Votepal next...

Now that Lokpal is over we need to start looking at Votepal which I am assuming like the Lokpal will be above everyone including the PM.

The primary aim is to have a check on the politicians (which has become a bad word!) and have a balance with civil society giving them at least a slight majority. We need to achieve a stage where the elections will happen only once every 5 years to avoid unnecessary expenses.

Since normal Civil Society can never compete in our elections we need to provide a 33% reservation to non politicians. This would mean anyone who does not have primary membership in any political party but are members of any of the Civil Society organizations (whatever that means!).

Also on the non reserved seats we can have an option to Reject all candidates and under such a scenario the Votepal panel will have the right to nominate the representative and which party they should belong to. This is to avoid unnecessary expense by repeated elections.

With these two points of Reservation and Option to Reject if the non-politicians can't get a majority then we will have the right to Recall. This is similar to Operation Lotus that happened in Karnataka so that some of the politicians can be recalled (forced to resign). The Votepal will have the right to take proactive action towards this as the voters in the constituency may be scared to complain.

This will ensure that the control will be with the party that the Votepal panel chooses as they understand what is best for the country.

Now finally the Lokpal and Votepal can live happily ever after....and the aam aadmi who are represented by the civil society will be in a position to pass any law required!

While most of my other articles are serious wild thoughts this stops at being wild thoughts but nothing serious. I am sure Team Anna and other Civil Society members will come up with good suggestions for Electoral reforms.