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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic Policy11yrs ago

Should regional parties be allowed to contest Parliament elections?

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 @9HR9KY5from Washington  answered…1yr1Y

Yes but counstitution should strictly prohibit differential treatment of states

 @8CG9SLFanswered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but only after a required experience and credible action of the party and its workers for a period of say- one or two election terms in the said region first. This will increase their credibility and their knowledge of governance.

 @8PV444JIndian National Congressanswered…5yrs5Y

Only if it's necessary

 @9CQ7P9XIndependentanswered…2yrs2Y

No. Just because an organisation knows how to run a district or a state (which may be homogeneous and so lacking in diversity), doesn't guarantee that they would be able to run the state, especially one as diverse as India. Additionally, the differing population densities of different states would put any non-local party at a disadvantage when attracting voters.

 @9BS3Q2CBharatiya Janataanswered…2yrs2Y

Ban all the political parties from the parliament. MPs must be chosen from the people in all the provinces instead of being part of various political parties.

 @8RZS4VBanswered…4yrs4Y

Only if they hold a majority in 2 states minimum

 @95JD4WHIndian National Congressanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, they should be allowed to contest by forming Alliances.

 @8Y45D8SBharatiya Janataanswered…3yrs3Y

No, it leads to regionalism and politics of vote bank

 @8RZ3PZNanswered…4yrs4Y

only if they have majority in mininmum two states

 @8QM45YLCommunistanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as regional representation is important to counter rule of the majority

 @8Q8KPH8Bharatiya Janataanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, if they pass the criteria set by EC

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