JDU Constitution Mix of INC & BJP It was discovered in examining Constitution of Political Parties from documents made available by EC it was found Nitish Kumar was like Hindi Films inspired by constitutions of INC and BJP. Only election process for election of National President is wrongly copied and has retained all BJP features of nominating important posts. ARTICLE XX. National Executive. 1. The National Executive shall consist of the President and seventy four members elected by the National Council, as per rules prescribed by the National Executive. The President shall appoint three Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary-General, and not more than ten General Secretaries from amongst the members of the National Executive. He may also appoint not more than ten Secretaries. It will shock you to discover parties like JDU led by Nitish Kumar who headed India's largest organization Indian Railways and lead third most populated state Bihar can't even copy most important paragraph correctly. Comparison of Para INC 2 and JDU 2 have following missing line which is crucial. "--- he shall be declared elected as President. If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the first preferences,---" JDU constitution was submitted/printed in Maech2001. A totalitarian cum authoritarian party he leads didn't know the important mistake in eight years. How can people like promise to eradicate corruption and "Nominate" capable people when they have such poor caliber? Ravinder Singh January26, 2009 http://www.eci.gov.in/mis-Political_Parties/Constitution_PoliticalParties.asp http://www.eci.gov.in/mis-Political_Parties/Constitution_of_Political_Parties%5CConstitutionOfINC.pdf http://www.eci.gov.in/mis-Political_Parties/Constitution_of_Political_Parties%5CConstitution_of_Janata%20Dal%20United.pdf INC 1. As soon as may be after the receipt of the ballot-boxes, the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preferences recorded for each candidate. JDU 1. Presiding Officers shall forward the ballot boxes to the Returning Officer. After the receipt of all the ballot boxes, the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preference recorded for each candidate. INC 2. If a candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the votes of the first preferences, he shall be declared elected as President. If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the first preferences, candidate who has secured the smallest number of the first preferences shall be eliminated, JDU 2. If a candidate secures more than 50% of the first preferences the candidate who has secured the smallest number of first preferences shall be eliminated, INC 3. and the second preferences recorded by the voters who gave him the first preferences shall be taken into account in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. JDU 3. and the second preference, recorded by the voter who gave him the first preference, shall be taken into account, in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. INC 4. In this counting the candidate who secures the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. JDU 4. In this counting, the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. INC 5. By this process of eliminating the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent countings after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50 per cent of the votes, shall be declared elected as President. JDU 5. By this process of elimination of the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent counting, after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50% of the votes shall be declared as President; INC Article XVIII ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT (g) As soon as may be after the receipt of the ballot-boxes, the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preferences recorded for each candidate. If a candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the votes of the first preferences, he shall be declared elected as President. If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the first preferences, candidate who has secured the smallest number of the first preferences shall be eliminated, and the second preferences recorded by the voters who gave him the first preferences shall be taken into account in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. In this counting the candidate who secures the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. By this process of eliminating the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent countings after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50 per cent of the votes, shall be declared elected as President. ARTICLE XIX Election of the President 5. Presiding Officers shall forward the ballot boxes to the Returning Officer. After the receipt of all the ballot boxes, the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preference recorded for each candidate. If a candidate secures more than 50% of the first preferences the candidate who has secured the smallest number of first preferences shall be eliminated, and the second preference, recorded by the voter who gave him the first preference, shall be taken into account, in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. In this counting, the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. By this process of elimination of the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent counting, after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50% of the votes shall be declared as President; XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ARTICLE XII District Council 3. A District Executive shall consist of not more than 51 members, including the President elected by the members of the District Council in accordance with the rules prescribed. The President shall appoint the following office bearers from among the members of the District Executive: Three Vice-Presidents, A Treasurer, Not more than five Secretaries. ARTICLE XIII State Council 4. The State Executive shall consist of not more than 65 members (including the President), elected by the State Council, in accordance with the Rules prescribed. The President shall appoint the following office-bearers from among the members of the State Executive: Not more than five Vice-presidents; Secretary-General; Treasurer; Not more than ten General Secretaries; Not more than ten Secretaries; The Leader of Janata Dal in the State legislature shall be ex-officio member of the State Executive. ARTICLE XIX Election of the President 1. For election of the President the National Executive shall appoint a Returning Officer who shall not hold any office bearer's post at the National level for two years. The Returning Officer shall appoint Presiding Officers and make arrangements for the poll, as per rules prescribed; 2. Any ten members of the National Council, may jointly propose the name of any member of the National Council for election as President of the Party. Such proposal must reach the Returning Officer, appointed by the National Executive, in accordance with the rules prescribed; 3. After eliminating the names of those who have withdrawn, he shall publish the names of the remaining candidates. If, after' elimination, there remains only one candidate, he shall be declared duly elected as President of the Party; 4. On a date fixed by the National Executive, which shall not ordinarily be less than seven days, after the final publication of the names of contesting candidates, each member of the National Council shall be entitled to record, for the election of the President, his vote in the following manner. On the voting paper, which shall exhibit the names of the candidates, record his vote for one of them. If there are more than two candidates, the members of the National Ccuncil shall record at least two preferences by writing the figures l,2,etc, against the names of the candidates. In such a case, he may give more than two preferences if he wishes to do so, but any voting paper showing less than two preferences, will be regarded as invalid. The voting paper shall be deposited in the ballot box, provided for the purpose; 5. Presiding Officers shall forward the ballot boxes to the Returning Officer. After the receipt of all the ballot boxes, the Returning Officer shall count the votes of the first preference recorded for each candidate. If a candidate secures more than 50% of the first preferences the candidate who has secured the smallest number of first preferences shall be eliminated, and the second preference, recorded by the voter who gave him the first preference, shall be taken into account, in counting the votes of the remaining candidates. In this counting, the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated. By this process of elimination of the candidates who secure the smallest number of votes in subsequent counting, after the transfer of votes according to recorded preferences, the candidate who secures more than 50% of the votes shall be declared as President; 6. In the event of any emergency arising by reason of any cause, such as the death or resignation of the President, elected as above, the National Executive shall forthwith fix a date for a fresh election by the members of the National Council as prescribed above. The new President shall be elected within a period of six months. Until a new President is elected, the National Executive shall elect an acting President from amongst its own members; 7. The President shall preside over the Plenary Session or Special Session of the Party. He shall exercise all the powers of the National Executive, when it is not in Session. ARTICLE XX National Executive 1. The National Executive shall consist of the President and seventy four members elected by the National Council, as per rules prescribed by the National Executive. The President shall appoint three Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary-General, and not more than ten General Secretaries from amongst the members of the National Executive. He may also appoint not more than ten Secretaries. | 