Government in talks with Election Commission to overhaul poll laws: Law minister Kiren Rijiju

A day after the Election Commission released the proposed proforma for political parties to detail their electoral promises and disclose how they plan to fund them, law minister Kiren Rijiju told TOI on Wednesday that the government is in discussion with the poll watchdog and considering giving legislative backing to “major electoral reforms” through amendments in the Representation of the People Act (RP Act).

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