CSE · 1994 Polity & Governance › Elections & RepresentationQ. Assertion (A): In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority ofvotes. Reason (R): The elections based on the majority vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
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