Decline in Representative character of Governments and elected Representatives

The first, fragmentation of polity continues to cause frequent uncertainties (instability) in the functioning of legislative bodies. The second, the representative character of the electoral process has remained static. In fact, the winner of elections, both in the case of Lok Sabha and Assemblies, hardly represent a quarter of total voters. Thirdly, one or other political party continues to come to and operate in power more or less on party (partisan) lines rather than representing all sections/regions. As a result, inclusiveness of elected Governments, credibility of elected leaders and efficiency of their performance for “greater good of the greater number” is at stake. (Table 1, 2 and 3 explain these trends).