If you depend on God, then why do you keep election? You are opportunist. Sometimes you take shelter of God and sometimes of your election power. If you are so firm believer in God, then why election? Let God elect. Why you take part in election? Huh? Let God elect the prime minister. Why you are busy in giving vote? God elected Maharaja Yudhisthira. His plan was that Maharaja Yudhisthira should be king, not Duryodhana. So He killed all Duryodhana’s party and selected Yudhisthira: “Sit down here.” That is God’s election. So why you elect? Depend on God.

(Srila Prabhupada — October 19, 1975, Johannesburg)