Answer:

The participation of persons involved in criminal doings, minor or major in political functioning of the country is termed “criminalization of politics”. According to ADR’s (Association for Democratic Reforms) data around 34% of the legislators are having criminal charges while only 0.5% were convicted of criminal charges in a court of law. It has grown multifold mainly due to the unholy nexus between politicians and criminals, where both operate in a mutually beneficial partnership.