General Secretary's Letter No. 162

Summary

Dated September 27, 1967, this one-page internal communication from N. Dandekar, the Swatantra Party’s Officiating General Secretary, informs State Units of the representation formula for the Party’s General Council. The formula provides three representatives for the first 400 Workers, Life Workers, or Life Members, plus one representative for every additional 150 members, subject to a maximum of 20 and a minimum of three under Clause 9(b) of the Party’s Constitution.

The letter instructs each State Council to elect its General Council representative at a meeting to be held between October 15 and 30. It requests the immediate transmission of the elected representatives’ names and complete addresses so that the Party can communicate with them before the first General Council meeting, scheduled for the latter half of November. The National Executive would separately announce its nominee to preside over each State Council meeting.

Key points

• The National Executive sets a General Council representation formula for State Units.
• Three representatives are allotted for the first 400 Workers, Life Workers, or Life Members.
• Each additional 150 members qualifies a State Unit for one more representative.
• Representation is capped at 20 and cannot fall below three, pursuant to Clause 9(b) of the Party’s Constitution.
• State Councils must elect their representatives at meetings held between October 15 and 30, 1967.
• Elected representatives’ names and complete addresses must be sent immediately to the Central Office.
• The first General Council meeting is planned for the latter half of November, with a presiding nominee to be communicated in the first week of October.