SC issues notice to EC

SC issues notice to EC New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the Election Commission and the Centre to file their response within six weeks on a PIL seeking directions from the court that in future only recognised national political parties be allowed to contest general elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justices C K Thakkar and D K Jain also allowed the substitution of Mr Elephant G Rajendran in place of original petitioner M O Kandasamy Singh as he is dead. According to the petitioner, in 2004 general elections, the two national parties -- BJP and Congress -- got only 138 and 142 seats respectively and if that trend is allowed to continue, then regional parties with their local interest shall takeover the national political scene.

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