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Centre forms panel to study 'one nation one election' proposal under ex-Prez Kovind

  •   Fri, Sep 01 2023 12:41:57 PM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS): The Central government on Friday announced the setting up of a high-level panel to study the proposal of 'one nation, one election'. Former president Ram Nath Kovind will head the panel and submit a report on the proposal.

The move comes a day after the government announced a special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22.

 

Soon after the announcement of the special session, speculation began over the 'one nation, one election' proposal, which a section of the media had reported, could be discussed during the session.

The proposal refers to holding the Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls simultaneously across the country.

The BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have spoken on the issue on several occasions, and it was also a part of the party's manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Conducting polls simultaneously was the norm in India until 1967 and four elections were held this way. The practice stopped after some state Assemblies were dissolved prematurely in 1968-69.

The Lok Sabha was also, for the first time, dissolved a year ahead of schedule and mid-term elections were held in 1971.

 
  

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  • Sanches, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 01 2023

    Everybody knows that panels set up by the BJP to study issues are a farce. The panels are created to legitimize predetermined outcomes. The BJP/RSS wants to use it's money advantage to steamroller the opposition by holding elections on the same day.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 01 2023

    We cannot eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at night at one go, it is done at different times of the day. Same way now the Central government trying to have all elections in one go. This would be a huge problem, since the population is huge. Should really think over it. Looks like BJP wants to eat all together.

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  • Raj, Bengaluru

    Fri, Sep 01 2023

    Congress supporters are always be in a fear of some or other things

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