This is what anna team says. But we have to vote on party basis for forming a government. 'Rejecting all candidates' is like rejecting all type of food- veg and non veg, sweet and sour, Indian, continental and Chinese.

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nice example quoted. Really nice, sir :)
Yes..we have to make a choice from those that are available.

What has happened in recent elections in some states is truly encouraging.Voters are coming out in big numbers these days. Our political parties have to shed their negative culture of fielding history-sheeters,persons of dubious character and credentials to strengthen democracy in the country!

Yes we should always vote to select best one but if we did not find then I think there should be option which I think Anna ji has already demanded in past.

I agree with Ram.. There should be column that we don't see any suitable candidate.. Because even we don't go to booth someone can go for bogus voting in name of our.

I am asking, if no one is eligible, should we still use our voting power to select one?

Every candidate is eligible. The returning officer rejects the ineligible candidates. The purpose of election is to form a government. Only strong political parties can form a government. If we do vote for candidates of strong political party, there will be too many independents and small parties who only blackmail bigger parties and bring instability and frequent mid term polls. To elucidate, we have two strong parties in U.P.- Bahujan Samajvadi Party and Samajvadi Party. People of U.P. were wise enough to largely vote for these two parties and reject smaller parties like Congress and BJP. so, we have now a good and stable government. On the other hand, no party got clear majority in Uttranchal as voters favored other small parties like bahujan Samajvadi Party instead of two main parties there- Congress and BJP. So, there will be instability and blackmail by Bahujan Samajvadi Partyand independents. Individual character of MLAs is not so relevant.

I am asking, if no one is eligible, should we still use our voting power to select one?

Every candidate is eligible. The returning officer rejects the ineligible candidates. The purpose of election is to form a government. Only strong political parties can form a government. If we do vote for candidates of strong political party, there will be too many independents and small parties who only blackmail bigger parties and bring instability and frequent mid term polls. To elucidate, we have two strong parties in U.P.- Bahujan Samajvadi Party and Samajvadi Party. People of U.P. were wise enough to largely vote for these two parties and reject smaller parties like Congress and BJP. so, we have now a good and stable government. On the other hand, no party got clear majority in Uttranchal as voters favored other small parties like bahujan Samajvadi Party instead of two main parties there- Congress and BJP. So, there will be instability and blackmail by Bahujan Samajvadi Partyand independents. Individual character of MLAs is not so relevant.

Stability of the strong does not necessarily ensure peace and development as Mayawati's UP is a clear proof of that. West Bengal's Leftists had a vice-like grip on power for 34 years and consequent stability but what did the people get?

In my opinion we must not vote this ------ persons as they are useless to us. They will develop by our votes.

For the past 5 years..I am always out of station...
I voted only once....when Sasi Taroor stood as candidate in TVM. I came to cast my vote taking my little kid along with me thinking that he is an eligible candidate and he will do something good for our country. He won with majority of 1 lakh votes....youth voted for him.
But what happened? He comes to Kerala only for inauguration functions. :laugh: :laugh:
Again, I lost confidence in this democracy :(

Look we have to obey the system. Every vote counts, cast your vote to most deserving one otherwise there would be the same situation a Nagnath or sanpnath to rule in turn. We need power to reject.

Look we have to obey the system. Every vote counts, cast your vote to most deserving one otherwise there would be the same situation a Nagnath or sanpnath to rule in turn. We need power to reject.

That's the reason i always vote and say we should vote as its if we don't vote the people who don't deserve may win. :)