The debate over simultaneous elections
What is the rationale behind 'One Nation, One Election'? Why have some regional parties spoken against it? We explain.
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What is the rationale behind 'One Nation, One Election'? Why have some regional parties spoken against it? We explain.
Taking a big step forward on the 'one nation, one election' proposal, the Centre has set up a committee to study the issue and submit a report.
India News: NEW DELHI: Two former chief election commissioners on Friday said the idea of having synchronised polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies was good but.
One of the former CECs said for the Election Commission, simultaneous elections are both convenient and logical. But many argue that frequent elections are not so bad after all. "The festival of democracy is the festival of the poor as the vote is arguably the only power they have," said S Y Quraishi, who headed the poll panel between July 30, 2010 and June 10, 2012.
The first challenge in altering the tenure of the Lok Sabha or state Assembly to allow simultaneous polls is the constitutionally fixed limit of a five-year term.