How political parties are reformed?
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The Reformed Political Party (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) is an orthodox Calvinist[12] political party in the Netherlands. The term Reformed is not a reference to political reform but is a synonym for Calvinism—a major branch of Protestantism. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands in its current form, and has for its entire existence been in opposition. The party has, owing to its orthodox political ideals and its traditional role in the opposition, been called a testimonial party. Since the general election of 2017, it has held 3 of the 150 seats of the House of Representatives.
The party has traditionally opposed universal suffrage, seeking to replace this with a form of "organic suffrage" (Dutch: huismanskiesrecht, "suffrage of the pater familias") restricted to male heads of households. It also advocates the reestablishment of capital punishment in the Netherlands, which was abolished by a House of Representatives vote in 1870.
Recent efforts and suggestions in India
• The Constitution was amended to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from changing parties.
• New law states that if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature.
• The Supreme Court passed an order to reduce the influence of money and criminals.
• The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns.
Some suggestions to reform political parties
• A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties.
• To give a minimum number of tickets, about one-third, to women candidates
• There should be state funding of elections.
• There are two other ways in which political parties can be reformed.