Participation in Parliament does not guarantee ticket

Have Congress and BJP been considering an MP’s performance in Parliament while choosing candidates for the Lok Sabha elections? Evidently, not quite.

Both parties re-nominated sitting MPs who barely pariticipated in Parliament. PRS Legislative Research used four parameters: Participation in debates, introducing a private-member bill, asking questions and attending Parliament. BJP MPs fare better than Congress MPs.

Congress MPs who have been re-nominated are those who had even lower participation in Parliament than their fellow party MPs who did not receive a ticket.