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casting his vote, it is likely to get generally known, and he will be running a serious risk of being discredited in his own community, and of losing its trusts and his representation in the next election.

Feeling of exclusion amongst the intelligentsia

 However, by confirming the electoral right to Basic Democracies, it is possible that certain sections of the intelligentsia may feel excluded from national and provincial elections. But the present constitutional system is not fixed or rigid and some method can undoubtedly be worked out in due course which would give them a feeling of greater participation. In doing so, too heavy a weight age of the leadership in favor of the towns and cities, which a literacy or property qualification is likely to bring about, should be avoided. The Basic Democracies should continue to play an important part in the selection of leadership at the national and provincial levels as these institutions represent the most effective way of associating the bulk of our people who live in the villages, and for whom an indirect system of elections is the best method of representation.

Need for immediate elections

 Our most pressing need today is an immediate restoration of constitutional government. If some other electoral system were to be adopted, it would take at least a couple of years to prepare fresh electoral rolls and hold elections. This delay must be avoided. The electoral college formed by the elected members of Basic Democracies gives us the most convenient and easy method for holding elections immediately. For these reasons, the Constitution Commission also advised that this method should be adopted for the present elections.