The Big Picture: Electoral Politics - Need for Reform

India is a vibrant democracy with people electing their representatives at several levels begining from local bodies and panchayats to the the Parliament. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has termed Indian experience with democracy as a remarkable success story.
However he also pointed out two distortions which need to be addressed urgently and those are use of enormous money power in politics and elections and the increasing attempts to entice the voters with short term benefits at the cost of long term goals of basic amenities , infrastructure , quality education , healthcare , growth and job opportunities etc .
So what all has been done to tackle these two issues and what more needs to be done in future .
Guests - S K Mendiratta, Former Advisor, Election Commission,
Ashok Tandon, Senior Journalist,
Sanjay Kumar, Director, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies,
Anchor - Vishal Dahiya

[@laxmanshivakashipuram]

It's an absolute pleasure to listen jaya prakash sir.he was once a civil servant and legislator from AP.please do invite him to more discussions as his insights are comprehensive and beneficial to the viewers and students.

[@Rahulpriye]

I appreciate vishal as good anchor but out of 24 minutes he only takes almost 7-8 minutes to ask a genuine questions from his fellow panelists..So i think Mr. Frank is always better than him & i request Rs tv to please not only bring Frank sir back but also let him continue onwards without a hault in it.🙏

[@Rahulpriye]

I never said vishal is bad i said something is meant to be made for someone..& i think for this show, frank sir is better than any other anchor..

[@chandanamanthi6878]

Happy to see jayaprakash Narayan sir......

[@marpunageswararao8513]

Invite JP Sir on these kind of issues, he has different ideas with him on electoral reforms and election process.

[@mithunanan811]

Narayan sir 's point is very clear and sanjay sir also .

[@anukritis1297]

S K Mendiratta sir only got 2 mins in the debate. If more time was given , new points could be added. Given he is former advisor of EC his presence was not fully utilised.

[@gopalshaw2024]

Jayaprakash Narayan Sir's points are very relevant .

[@Singhvicky96]

I love India. The big picture debate is always help me in my improve all over knowledge just like. Descriptive paper, English speaking and most important interview of all every exam etc. So I wholeheartly thank you rajya sabha TV you are the best. 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮 Jay hind.

[@helloayushkumar]

I feel that Mr. Dahiya is a good anchor of Security Scan. He's perhaps better in anchoring that programme than Mr. Pereira. Maybe because Mr. Dahiya has greater interest/exposure in conducting a good discussion on defense. But as far as socio-political issues or policy issues are concerned (which are mostly the topics of The Big Picture), I feel, Mr. Dahiya certainly has limitations of domain knowledge and perhaps lacks a little bit of empathy with these subjects. Sometimes he come across as over-choreographed and abrupt. For example, the way Mr. Narayan got interrupted during his opening remarks shows that either Mr. Dahiya did not pay attention to the flow of the debate or perhaps he's too conservative with the format of his programme. This is in contrast with the smoothness and eloquence with which FRK shows us The Big Picture, even with not-so-interesting topics. My point, perhaps Mr. Dahiya needs more exposure and the expertise to connect with socio-political and economic issues and frankly, he should be a little relaxed, and not be getting too strict regarding his prepared format. PS: Mr. Dahiya was one of my favourite parliamentary correspondent.

[@shreyareddynalla6143]

The bic picture runs for approx-30 minutes, in this 30 minutes every otherer panelists should get some time to express his/her and for this simple logic Anchor whoever it may be , are obliged to follow thier rules and disciplines.hence what Vishal has done was absolutely correct and we all need to understand this .

[@helloayushkumar]

@@shreyareddynalla6143 True. But the abruptness was stark and visible. The panelists are quite distinguished and erudite people. I don't think they need to be disciplined. There are of course better ways and means. Moreover, not just in this episode, but the pre-formatted prepared questions which are sometimes incongruous with the flow of the debate are quite noticeable in the anchoring of Mr. Dahiya. With 4 million viewers watching this programme, I humbly wish that my feedback improve the endeavour.

[@hot.u4662]

Ayush kumar how are u so eloquent in english ....give some tips to us also so we can improve

[@helloayushkumar]

@@hot.u4662Thank you Devesh. English is not the subject of my Graduation. I have learnt the fundamentals of the language from my Grandpa. So I'm quite old school in my approach (i.e. learning vocab directly from dictionary and regular practice of writing). Plus reading books and newspapers really helped. Funny story, my Grandpa says speak in english, think in english, dream in english, eat in english. :D I still couldn't decode much of it. :P But you get my point. The trick is to keep it short and simple. All the best :)

[@hot.u4662]

Ayush kumar ...i m trying my best to be more eloquent .......tyu for tips bro

[@rasamolasaicharan3441]

I am a huge fan for Jai prakash Narayan sir, I like to see him in national channels instead of local especially Rajya Sabha TV.

[@krtmddhs]

It's a shame that some FRP's fanboys are venting their anger out at Vishal because they haven't seen him for few days. Everyone has unique style of hosting and Vishal's style is different as well. With time limitations and dueto more number of guests he wasn't able to divulge into multiple aspects of the topic. So give him a break.

[@nikhiln8101]

Please do extend the big picture duration to 45 minutes so that every speaker gets due time and it'll be more enriching..

[@anuragchamola3753]

It's a shame that u are always out of time for such a great debateble topics.. u should increase it for atleast 45 mint

[@raymundvincentreyes6972]

Namaskar Sir Vishal Dahiya ji... :) Thank you RSTV..

[@NaseeruDinJahangeer]

Dr JP Narayan being cut short and Mr Tandon being value added,while the former was precise/to the point and ther latter was an exaggeration of pseudo way forward,Mr Vishal:you did made a huge guilt of injustice to both the program and ordinary UPSC aspirants like me. Thank you

[@krtmddhs]

The program is not created primarily for UPSC aspirants. If you have 4 guests on the show then it's very natural to cut short one individual who has spoken enough and move on to the next guest who is yet to speak.

[@NaseeruDinJahangeer]

@@krtmddhs U got me wrong bro,I think you haven't watched the show with heart.

[@anandkumar42874]

The democracy given to Indian people in 1947.The illiterate people of India stood with it.Moreover, we entered in 21st century there is dire need of changing the pattern of electoral politics.There should be minimum benchmark in terms of percentage of vote needed for a candidate to be called as elected representatives.it's time to done away with first past the post system

[@sv1500]

And replace with what ? Practicable for a country with 35%+ illiterate population ? Wont that institutionalize more minority driven politics ?

[@sudhanraj2630]

Thankyou sir. 😀

[@deviprasadreddy1433]

Dear RSTV, please invite Jaya Prakash Narayana for your future debates, his arguments are very good.

[@EduventureIAS]

Thank You RSTV👍

[@Nagi-ss6du]

Many valid points by jp sir

[@StorySaga06]

Thnks sir

[@vishal8271]

Vishal sir i wanted to hear dr Narayan....its really sad you had to cut him short...plz redo this episode...and call on dr narayan again...

[@PrudviRaju222]

These programs are quite informative and have wide acceptance across the nation so please increase the duration of the debate.

[@pritishsingh4713]

Vishal sir. Is also best

[@randeepgodia6023]

Vishal Dahiya sir is verr humble............. anchor keep it up sir

[@tamannagoyal3103]

Disappointing how Mr. Narayan was cut while proposing such relevant solutions. The debate could have been timed better.

[@naveenbhagat1425]

Ok

[@aryamanbansal8576]

And then he said "we are running short on time"

[@gauravtomer4716]

Vishal dahiya sir is good

[@panditakshay92]

Freebie model of governance must be rejected by public itself.

[@kab9791]

If all the parties follow the model which is the case now?

[@shashwatagarwal3598]

Increase the duration of program

[@rushikeshdhoran2280]

Use of money power is more in rural areas

[@Kabooter436]

Rstv even did not mention the name of JPN sir in panel.

[@jeeshithasampangi2042]

Happy to see Jay prakash narayan sir

[@lilimanaik6601]

Visal sir please continue till 30minute

[@nileshiwari9961]

Pl remove anchor. He stops jp while he is speaking n putting valid pts

[@rohitgupta-ro8pl]

Can someone please tell what was the last solution given by dr satyaprakash naryan

[@lilimanaik6601]

Frank sir please come back

[@kavyagowdakavyagowda1644]

Please give vishal also space to speak even he is senior journalist ND let him express his views too

[@kunalrajdhan9453]

Political interference is the prominent reason for ineffective bureaucracy in India. They influence in each and every of decision making whether it being Police, Judiciary, Media or Municipality. Until and unless we limit the Power of Politicians we will suffer from corruption and impotent system.

[@yogendersingh7711]

Remove ceiling of the expenditure. Make a time frame for expenditure and give proper accounts of expenditure and disclose it before 7 days of election so that everyone understands that he will do corruption to take out his money. This will automatically reduce the expenditure

[@jayshelke5096]

Sanjay Kumar Sir Thanks Aa.....👍👍 ♨️😅.....Thanks RS TV.....Jay Maharashtra.....😅♨️ Also Vishal Thanks.....👌👌

[@sowmyabayya3801]

JP Sir is always best. .

[@nehaatre5538]

Yes....please bring Frank sir back

[@nidhisingh9612]

I think that the timing of debate is decided by central government. Especially when Delhi is going for elections and BJP desperately wants to win the national capital elections. So why not to target AAP when opinion polls are showing the mood of the people in Delhi. Why to use only AAP's name, why not the BJP, Congress etc who have recently contested elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra??

[@user-ib8op2cx2v]

Bjp is portraying rstv as it's mouthpiece. Every content is pro-govt

[@Optimize_Civil]

Extend time to 1 hr

[@nishantsoni623]

T.N best example of freebies

[@vedprakashchaubey1362]

Frank Sir come back😭

[@prabhavieducationhub1635]

Economics classes for upsc in 48 hours

[@pv4768]

Please don't invite 4 guests, try refraining from that. 3 should be enough. It's not about perspectives but quality. Also u can focus more on young practicioners (

[@SUNILSHARMA-ij4ve]

with due to respect if anyone watch viewer's comment so plz first one do change the anchor plz with respect bring the previous anchor the reason for this 1 less the debate time 29 to 24 minutes and 2 one less points raise

[@venki.c6124]

My hero is jp sir is here

[@rasamolasaicharan3441]

One day if I have a chance,I will surely meet JP sir.

[@pramod0319]

What non sense, very important debate cut short for lack of time.. absurd...