Presently our Constitution have provided a 5 Year term for the elected representatives in our country in almost all elected bodies like Lok Sabha (in Centre), Vidhan Sabha (in States), local bodies (cities) and in Panchayats (at village level).
Our Constitution makers might have thought at that time that to make a useful contribution to the country our elected representatives need much time to make plan, create schemes and implement them. They were of thoughts at that time each elected representative will work honestly and integrity for the development of our country or region for which he is elected.
They at that time NEVER have thought of the evils of corruption. We are not signifying that all the elected representatives are corrupt and not working for country's goals. What our aim is to bring attention to the nature of problem our political structure is facing. Also I felt that anti-incumbency factor might have been unheard at that time (near to our independence when our Constitution was put into force).
Nowadays it has been observed that most of elected representatives for first 3-4 years takes everything for granted and do for their own means and had no botheration for the development of the people or for country. But in the last 1-2 years of their term, they started doing some window dressing and present their 5 years period in flying colors at the end of the term. So that general public at large will forget their rule of first few years and will remember the last leg of their term.
What is being suggested is to reduce the term to 4 years for any elected body. This will however cause little increase in average expenditure due to elections being held more early, but the benefits will be very huge. Whoever is elected will be more conscious of their working as they will be facing the elections more early now. At least MP's , MLA's will deliver for last two years of their four years terms. This will force Governments to avoid slackness in policy creations and their implementations.
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