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M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India's Legislatures

1 tim 36 min•16 juli 2026

Today my guest is M.R. Madhavan, co-founder and president of PRS Legislative Research.

We talked about the role and purpose of the Rajya Sabha, treatment of money bills in a Westminster system, how the anti-defection law and party whips have hollowed out parliamentary function, parliamentary procedure, the role of the governor, and much more.

Recorded June 24th, 2026.

Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:33) - The Role and Purpose of the Rajya Sabha (00:14:46) - Money Bills, No-Confidence Motions, and Design Flaws (00:22:47) - GST and Constitutional Design (00:30:33) - One Country, One Tax System? (00:35:31) - The Problem with Anti-Defection Laws and Whips (00:43:55) - Who Will Bell the Cat? (00:50:53) - Parliamentary Pressures: Constitutional vs. Constituent Expectations (01:02:04) - Challenges Faced by State Legislatures (01:15:37) - Reforming the Office of Governor (01:27:18) - The Role of PRS in Parliamentary Functioning (01:35:13) - Outro

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