<span style="color: #222222;">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has cautioned political parties against resorting to vote-catching populist measures on the eve of elections, as it would affect the expenditure on development. He was interacting with Bengaluru-based law students in New Delhi today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Naidu pointed out that strengthening democracy was in the hands of the people and added that voting was not only a right but a responsibility too. He urged people to keep in mind 4 Cs – Character, Conduct, Calibre and Capacity, while choosing their representatives. Mr Naidu said, unfortunately, some people were trying to weaken democracy by promoting another set of 4 Cs – caste, community, cash and criminality. He said the people should make a considered choice while choosing their elected representatives.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Vice President also favoured holding of simultaneous elections to State Assemblies and the Lok Sabha, saying it should be a one-time affair. </span><br />''  <br />