New Delhi, Aug 23: The Union Government is likely to issue an ordinance soon on electoral reforms nullifying the Election Commission notification issued on the basis of Supreme Court's directive. "The Ordianance on Electoral Reforms is in the pipeline," Minister of State for Law and Justice Ravishankar Prasad said on Thursday.
The Ordinance has been prepared on the basis of unanimity of views at two all-party meetings convened by the Law Minister Jana Krishnamurthy.

The EC notification had caused anxiety among all parties as it had envisaged rejection of nomination of candidates if they did not give proper information about their criminal antecedents, assets and liabilities and educational qualifications.
The Cabinet had on August 16 approved the promulgation of an ordinance on electoral reforms seeking to curb criminalisation of politics.
The Government's resort to issuance of the ordinance comes in the wake of its inability to amend the Representation of the Peoples Act following abrupt adjournment of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Bureau Report