Sun Never Sets

A few decades back , it was said ,

" The sun never sets on the British Empire "

No matter where on Earth the sun shined , there was a piece of land that was part of the British Empire

In modern day India , soon it will be a case of ,

" Sun never sets on the Election Commission's Empire "

Not difficult to see why

>  Out of 545 MPs , some 163 ( 30 % ) are facing criminal cases

I go on to assume that ,

>  Out of a total of 4131 MLAs , a similar 30 % are facing criminal cases

That is , some 1,239 MLAs

A grand total of 163 + 1239 = 1,402 legislators

Now , let us further assume that , only 30 % of this 30 % , are facing " Serious " criminal charges , where , if convicted , they will get a prison term of 5 years or more

That is 1402 * 30 % = 420  ( believe me , a sheer coincidence ! )

Once convicted , they will be disqualified as MP / MLA , creating that many vacancies  ( just wait for NaMo / Lok Pal to assume office and for the " Caged Parrot " to become a " Soaring Eagle " )

All of this ( simplistic ) arithmetic translates into following election scenario :

QUALIFYING  ELECTIONS  ( ONCE IN  5  YEARS )

>   545 MPs

>   4131 MLAs

REPLACEMENT  ELECTIONS  ( THROUGHOUT  5  YEARS )

>  48  MPs  ( Serious Crimes - 30% of 163 )

>  372 MLAs ( Serious Crimes - 30 % of 1239 )

Rejoice , my Countrymen ( and Women ) ,

You will get to exercise your birth-right ( to Vote ) , everyday  !

Voting is the opium of the masses  !

*  hemen  parekh  (  02  April  2014 / Mumbai  )