>>I agree that an elected official ought to represent his/her electorate.<<
I apologize for not knowing how India elects its legislators.
In the US, an elected official represents not just party members, but everybody in his/her region. Thus, Bush represents not just Republicans but all Americans, and the Mayor of Washington, D.C., represents everybody in that city, white or black, rich or poor, Republican or Democrat.
In some places, elected officials only care about the people who actually elected him/her -- Chicago used to be famous for this, and I believe Philadelphia, too. In Chicago, when it snowed, the Democrat neighborhoods got their streets plowed before the Republican neighborhoods.
The rest of the country thinks that this is corrupt, very bad form, and sour grapes. When you are elected, you are supposed to put partisan politics behind you. |
