Steps that should be taken to reform the political parties in India are:\tA law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties.\xa0It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members, to follow its own constitution and to have an independent authority.\tIt should be made mandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets, about one-third, to women candidates.\xa0Similarly, there should be a quota for women in the decision making bodies of the party.\tThere should be state funding of elections. The government should give parties money to support their election expenses.\xa0\tA strict law should be passed by the Court prohibiting any person with criminal charges from contesting in elections.\xa0