Corruption & Corporate Funding for Elections - Kushal Kumar

INTRODUCTION

This Report is to explicate the reasons behind the funds provided to the political parties by the corporate players for making smoother track for the pecuniary earnings. It's a matter to be pondered over that from where these political parties get these money to contest elections, for their campaigns, rallies, offices, paid workmen, administer needs and jobs during election, etc.
Its the thing to be wondered from where do these funds come from?
If we answer here the corporate houses provides the funds, the answer seems to be quite simple.
Hunting the reason for funding will explain the 'world of corruption' which indirectly not in the front face, moving towards 'Plutocracy'.
Sometimes it's the unknown source from where the political parties derive funds? What does these unknown sources stands for? Who are these unknown sources, who indirectly benefits the political parties selflessly?

OBJECTIVE * Projection of the reasons behind corporate funding to Political parties, * Payment of tax of the funds from the Corporate houses. * To evaluate the benefits mounted by those funds paid to parties. * Role of election commission on checks and limitations of the funds used by the political parties at the time of election. * To explore the vote purchasing or threaten to vote by the political workmen in villages and tribes.

METHODOLOGY

For this dissertation, the first part of the literature review, will consist of the evaluation of existing theories about the funding of political parties and the usage and limitations of the funds by the parties. This report will be based on secondary research and primary on certain matters.

SECONDARY RESEARCH
Under the secondary research, the evaluation of Election Commission guidelines regarding elections and the limitations on funds that has to be spent during campaigns, how much money does the national party spent on each election and working of Election Commission to resist these practices. How does the funding by the Corporate society is going to benefit them indirectly?

PRIMARY RESEARCH
This would include some of the leaders of Political parties who would clue about the amount they get from the party fund during elections. Some of the Political workmen and voters( in tribes) will make us conversant about vote purchasing.

RATIONALE
The muscle and purchasing power using to buy votes, elections are not fare. The poor and illiterates are misbegotten and are paid by the parties to vote in favour of them. The party which could force more of muscularly influence more, the result will be in favour of them.