Debate intensifies over appointment of CEC and State Election Commissioners
Quick dive
- YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy called for changing the appointment process for the Chief Election Commissioner and State Election Commissioners.
- He proposed joint selection of the SEC by the High Court Chief Justice, Leader of the Opposition and Chief Minister.
- For the CEC, he proposed a panel involving the Chief Justice of India, Leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister.
- The Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2023 was passed after the YSRCP supported it despite Opposition objections to excluding the CJI from the selection panel.
- exam_relevance: directly tests constitutional independence, the 2023 statutory appointment framework and the distinct State-level SEC process, echoing UPSC’s recurring questions on Election Commission powers and safeguards.
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