A study of ‘Political Finance Regulations Around the World’ by International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) (2012) in 180 countries showed that seventy-one countries have the facility of giving state funds based on votes obtained. Direct funding of political parties is practised in 86 per cent of countries in Europe, 71 per cent of Africa, 63 per cent of the Americas and 58 per cent of Asia. If it is working well in so many countries, there is no reason why it will not in India.
