Amid BJP's push for simultaneous polls, EC prepares for 'normal' elections

The proposal for simultaneous polls is currently being examined by the Law Commission

Even as the BJP is making all efforts to hold the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) is reportedly preparing only for the Lok Sabha and some state polls due at the same time.

According to Times of India, EC has ordered equipment based on the requirements for the Lok Sabha polls and elections in the five states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh only. The order includes 1.74 million voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units, 1.39 million ballot units and 930,000 control units. 

Although talks over simultaneous polls has been