“One final test of the free and fair election lies in the outcome itself”. Justify the statement with the help of the outcomes of India’s elections.
1. The ruling party routinely loses elections in India both at the national level.
2. In fact in every two out of the three elections held in the last fifteen years, the ruling party lost.
3. In India about half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections.
4. Candidates who are known to have spent a lot of money on buying votes and those with known criminal connections often lose elections.
5. Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as people’s verdict by the defeated party.
