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GENERAL SECRETARY'S LETTER NO.115
By Minoo Masani
Swatantra Party, CENTRAL OFFICE · BOMBAY 1 · 1966
1 pages
Summary
Dated 5 March 1966, this General Secretary’s letter from the Swatantra Party Central Office reports on the Central Parliamentary Board’s meeting in Madras on 26–27 February. The Board reviewed the party’s system for nominating prospective candidates in anticipation of the rapidly approaching General Elections.
The letter instructs State Parliamentary Boards to recommend Parliamentary candidates together with as many Assembly candidates as possible from the relevant Parliamentary constituencies. It also requires these recommendations to include the data specified in General Secretary’s Letter No. 97 of 23 March 1965, and encloses a model recommendation form for guidance. The document is signed by M. R. Masani as General Secretary.
Key points
- The Central Parliamentary Board met in Madras on 26–27 February 1966.
- The Board reviewed the party’s procedure for nominating prospective candidates.
- The approaching General Elections prompted a change in the recommendation process.
- State Parliamentary Boards were asked to recommend Parliamentary and Assembly candidates together.
- Assembly candidates were to be drawn, where possible, from the Parliamentary constituencies concerned.
- Recommendations were to include data specified in General Secretary’s Letter No. 97 of 23 March 1965.
- A model candidate recommendation was enclosed for guidance.
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