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The committee is mandated to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats keeping in view the existing constitutional framework.

The JD(U) is of the view that simultaneous elections are important to strengthen the architecture of good governance and that it will reduce the financial burden associated with the frequent elections, as campaigning, logistics and security measures would be consolidated | Latest News India

In a memorandum submitted to the committee, JD (U) general secretary Sanjay Kumar Jha and parliamentary party leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the party is of the view that simultaneous elections are important to strengthen the architecture of good governance.

PM Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate a temple, Swarved Mahamandir, in Varanasi, and Congress to begin a fundraising drive.

A panel led by Ram Nath Kovind will write to political parties, giving them three months to offer their views on ‘one poll’. | Latest News India

The committee, in its second meeting, launches website for receiving feedback

The panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country has been renamed as the High Level Committee on One Nation, One Election, according to an official statement on Wednesday.

A high-level committee in India held its first meeting to discuss the feasibility of conducting simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The committee decided to invite political parties, the Law Commission, and the Election Commission to seek their views on the matter. The committee also plans to study Article 356 of the Constitution and rename itself as the "One Nation One Election" panel.

The government on September 2 had notified an eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding elections to the Lok Sabha, the state Assemblies, municipalities and panchayats at the same time.