Describe the challenges to free and fair elections in India.

Challenges to the elections in India are:

A. Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory, but they do enjoy an advantage over smaller parties and independent candidates.

B. In some parts of the country. candidates with criminal connection have been able to secure a ticket from major parties.

C. Some families tend to dominate political parties. Tickets are distributed to members of these families.

D. Very often elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens as both the major parties are similar to each other in their policies and practices.

E. Smaller panics and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage as compared to the bigger parties.