Indian democracy is rife with criminal politicians, and in the recent national and state elections there has been an increase in candidates facing serious charges, including kidnapping and murder, which has alarmed observers. India is a dynamic democracy but political parties are not democratic at all, this is the most fundamental issue of Indian democracy and elections, according to an NGO, the Association for Democratic Reforms The proportion of MPs committing suicide increased from 24% to 43% in 2019, and the proportion of people with serious cases more than doubled to 29%. The proportion of candidates with criminal backgrounds in India's five state elections, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa, has increased since the 2017 elections. In the first phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh elections, 75% of the Samajwadi Party candidates are facing serious criminal cases. More than half of the candidates in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party are facing serious cases. However, Indian politicians deny the allegations of crime. India's Supreme Court has ruled that convicted officials should be suspended for six years, but this has rarely been done. In 2020, the Supreme Court ordered political parties to report candidates' cases on their websites and But given the practical and financial benefits of such candidates, the parties gave little incentive to clear their ranks. 200 million. Its main opposition party is contesting elections on Samajwadi Party ticket. There are 32 serious criminal cases against them, ranging from riots and assault to attempted murder, murder, robbery and gang robbery. Sent to jail but never convicted, Verma's notoriety spans two decades The same career did not end. Verma's younger brother Rajan has dismissed the cases as political but at the same time acknowledged his brother's dirty reputation. Mukhtar Ansari, who has been described in the Indian media as a politician from Mafia Dawn who has won five Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, has been jailed. I am and waiting for the trial while his son Abbas is contesting for his seat. Raghuraj Pratap Singh, known as Bhai Raja, has been in the Assembly since 1993, despite allegations of murder and kidnapping. Many factors, he says, have encouraged their rise. At the grassroots level, political parties rely on strong individuals to win support, often on caste or religious lines, and their funds are funded.