Referring to a report of NGO 'Association of Democratic Reforms for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase I and Phase II,' Hansaria, assisted by advocate Sneha Kalita, said that out of 2,810 candidates (Phase I - 1618 candidates and Phase II - 1192 candidates), 501 (18%) candidates have criminal cases against them, out of which, 327 (12%) are serious criminal cases (punishable with imprisonment of 5 years and more). 

In a recent turn of events, the Supreme Court of India delivered a groundbreaking judgment on Monday, overruling the 1998 verdict in the JMM bribery case. A seven-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, unanimously declared that MPs and MLAs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to influence their legislative actions.