A fierce discussion on the Indian electoral system stormed the stage as former chief election commissioner, Navin Chawla, took the stage at the Calcutta launch of his new book — Every Vote Counts: The Story of India’s Elections at Taj Bengal’s Crystal Hall last month. The book is an account of how the electoral machinery works in this country and how the humongous task of conducting elections in India is undertaken. Elections on time: It is a great achievement for Indian democracy that we have always been able to hold elections on time. Seshan: Another election commissioner who finds periodic mentions in Chawla’s book is T.N. Seshan, for bringing the post of the Election Commissioner to national conscience.

Source: The Telegraph April 02, 2019 14:15 UTC