Way forward

There is a need to put a cap on funding by big corporate houses. Such donations should be made public. Also, a law could be enacted to prohibit political parties giving any undue benefits to corporates. Political parties should be brought under the ambit of RTI as followed in

countries like Bhutan, Germany etc. There should be a cap on the amount a party may receive in cash as a donation. State funding of elections should be considered as recommended by Dinesh Goswami committee (1990). To ensure transparency stricter provisions should be enacted so that parties maintain list of donors and which can be scrutinized easily by IT department. The funds of the political party should be audited by an independent auditor .The responsibility should not be given to the inside auditor. The details should be placed in public domain.