Much has been talked about ‘Fixed Term Legislatures’ and for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state-assemblies. But this can only be made possible by electing Prime Minister/ Chief Ministers by secret and compulsory vote of MPs/MLAs through EVMs on nominations signed by at least one-third members. Such an elected PM/CM may be removed by same process but with compulsion of naming alternate leader in the same motion. Even speakers and deputy speakers should be elected simultaneously with Chief Ministers in the same manner. Arm-twisting in coalition governments like done by smaller parties may not then be possible. Security-losing persons should be barred from contesting elections for next six years. Election Commission formula for making it compulsory for each party to give at least one-third party-tickets to women should be accepted till passing of Women Reservation Bill.

Since, the Parliament has no time to approve simple even poll-reforms proposed decades back by Election Commission, rule should be to empower Election Commission to implement poll-reforms after six months of making such proposals public. These may be taken as approved by the Parliament if it doesn’t disapprove any of such proposals within such period of six months.