Source: Independent
“Reforms to protect the independence of India’s elections regulatory agency have been ordered by the country’s top court in a move praised by not just opposition parties but observers as well. New appointments to the Election Commission of India (ECI) will now be made by the president on the advice of a committee that will include the prime minister, the leader of the opposition from India’s lower house of parliament or the leader of the largest opposition party and the chief justice of India. The new system will remain in force until a law is enacted by parliament in this regard, ruled Justice KM Joseph, who headed the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court that issued the directives on Thursday. … India’s Election Commission has faced criticism from opposition parties and observers for being under the government’s control.” (03/02/23)
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/election-commission-india-narendra-modi-bjp-b2292770.html