Re: Sachin to become MP
I believe this would mainly be an honorary title. Sachin won’t necessarily be involving himself in policy matters. He could use his star status to promote development (schools, hospitals etc.) in the more deprived areas of India
Just because someone is a quiet Individual doesn’t necessarily mean they cannot hold a sensible opinion on issues related to society
In Britain they have unelected peers (many of them party donors) appointed to the House of Lords (= Senate or Upper House of Parliament) by the Queen on the advice of the PM. Peers could be anyone (entrepreneurs, sportsmen, mediamen, ex-judges or armed services personnel, clergy, doctors)
But as opposed to most other countries where Senate is the superior body, in Britain, The House of Lords does not have indefinite overriding powers over The House of Commons (The Lower House of Parliament)
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"**The House of Lords is not dissolvable by the Queen and is completely unelected. Its members are a mixture of hereditary peers/Royal Family (92, or 13%), life peers (about 670, or 85%), law lords and Bishops and Archbishops of the Church of England.
The Government is not dependent upon the support of the Lords for its survival, and **the Lords has only the power to delay legislation originating in the Commons for a maximum of 13 months (one session plus one month). After that, if the same Bill is reintroduced and passed by the Commons again, then the Lords is overridden."
**Why is the house of commons more important than the house of lords? - Answers