It refers to election-results of state-assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra where ruling BJP failed to gain absolute majority at its own thus being compelled to dance to tune of Jannayak Janta Party and Shiv Sena both of these regional parties in a position to enable forming government with either BJP or non-BJP parties. Social media is flooded with posts of a real Dhantares for smaller parties and independents anticipating big role of money in catching their support for forming government.
Such black-mail politics should be done away by electing Chief Minister simultaneously with Speaker and Deputy Speaker by secret and compulsory vote through EVMs equipped with VVPAT on nominations signed by at least 34-percent members with abstaining members losing right to vote in the House though retaining membership. Such elected incumbents may be removed through same process but with compulsion to name alternate leader in the same motion.
SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL