Twelve years ago, I suggested to Arvind Kejriwal that he support state funding of parties and elections from the state exchequer, with safeguards as recommended by various committees, but he responded that it wouldn’t work!

It’s interesting to note that state funding of elections has been a topic of discussion for last four decades with various committees like the Indrajit Gupta Committee (1998), Law Commission Report (1999), and Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2008) recommending state funding to promote transparency and reduce corruption.