What suggestions are often made to reform political parties?

(i) A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties. It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members, to follow its own constitution, to act as a judge in case of party disputes and to hold open elections to the highest post.

(ii) It should be made mandatory for political parties to give minimum number of tickets, about one-third to the women candidates.

(iii) There should be state funding of elections. The government should give parties money to support their election expenses. This support could be given in kind; petrol, paper, telephone, etc. Or. it could be given in cash on the basis of votes secured by the party in the last elections.