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- Reforms to cleanse the electoral system
- Debarring criminally tainted politicians from contesting , fast track courts and special courts
- Checking money power
- Empowering the EC to de register defunct and dubious parties
- State funding or setting up of National electoral fund
- Reforms to make EC stronger and independent
- Appointment of election commissioners through collegium
- Elevation to CEC on the criteria of seniority
- Protection from removal only through impeachment as available to CEC
- Reforms to make electoral system more efficient
- Introduction of Totalizer machine
- Reforms in political parties
- All political parties must compulsorily make public their audited accounts every year.
- Auditing of accounts by CAG
- Scrutiny powers to CAG and CEC