Prime Minister Anand resurrected the Pollwatch Comittee on s July, reap-pointing respected deputy Prime Minister and University Affairs Minister, Kasem Suwanagul as Chairman, and Dr. Gothom Arya as secretary general. It was felt that on its second outing. the Committee would perform its functions more effectively. First, some major political parties had run out of money The New Party had depleted its financial resources. And Samakkhi Tham had lost its military backing Only Chart Thai, with its wealthy patrons. and Chart Pattana, to which ex-MFs and financial supporters were flocking were considered to be really wealthy parties. second, although hastily reformed, the Committee was better prepared, having learned from its experi ences before the March election. At the same time, thanks to publicity given to the public was more conscious of the issue and it was felt that certain sections of the community, particularly in urban areas, would act as their own watchdogs. It was also expected that the Committee would have better relations with the Interior Ministry this time around The neutrality of the Interior Ministry seemed to be more likely than before the March election, when instructions had gone out to the provinces that certain candidates were to be helped as much as possible people.
The main terms of reference of PollWatch were to encourage to monitor vote and to chose politicians with ability and integrity as well as