Summary
In this 30 December 1965 letter, M. R. Masani, General Secretary of the Swatantra Party, alerts party colleagues to forthcoming elections by state legislatures for 71 Rajya Sabha seats. He provides the state-wise allocation of seats and notes that polling is expected to be completed by 2 April 1966.
Masani also anticipates elections to state Upper Houses, or Vidhan Parishads, early the following year. He asks State Parliamentary Boards to discuss candidates and submit considered recommendations for both the Rajya Sabha and the state legislative councils at least a month before polling, and no later than 1 February 1966. The document is therefore an internal organisational communication focused on electoral coordination and legislative representation.
Key points
- The letter is dated December 30, 1965, and is issued from the Swatantra Party Central Office in Bombay.
- Masani reports that state legislatures will elect 71 members to the Rajya Sabha at the end of March 1966.
- It lists the proposed state-wise allocation of Rajya Sabha seats, including 11 for Uttar Pradesh and 7 each for Bihar, Maharashtra, and Mysore.
- Polling for these elections was expected to be completed by April 2, 1966.
- State Assemblies were also expected to elect members to their own Upper Houses, or Vidhan Parishads.
- State Parliamentary Boards are asked to deliberate and send considered recommendations rather than last-minute nominations.
- Recommendations were requested at least one month before polling and, in any event, by February 1, 1966.
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