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'One nation, one election': Govt move fuels savings vs anti-federal debate

Debroy and Desai argued that the cost to the government for conducting Lok Sabha elections "has seen a significant jump"

Congress' Venugopal slams formation of panel on 'One nation, One election'

The Congress alleged on Saturday that the high-level committee formed to make recommendations on "one nation, one election" is a systematic attempt to sabotage India's parliamentary democracy. Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said the non-inclusion of the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, in the panel and instead, having a former leader of opposition in it, is an insult to Parliament. "We believe that the High Level Committee on simultaneous elections is nothing but a systematic attempt to sabotage India's parliamentary democracy," Venugopal said on X. "In a shocking insult to Parliament, the BJP has appointed a former LOP to the committee instead of Rajya Sabha LOP Sh. Mallikarjun kharge ji," he added. Venugopal said first the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes up with this "gimmick" to distract from the Adani "scam", unemployment, price rise and other pressing issues concerning people, then, to make matters worse, tries to

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to not be a part of 'One Nation, One Election' panel

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday declined to be a part of the high-level committee announced by the Centre to examine the possibility of simultaneous elections in the country. In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chowdhury said he has come to know that he has been appointed a member of the high-level committee on simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas. "I have no hesitation whatsoever in declining to serve on the Committee whose terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its conclusions. It is, I am afraid, a total eyewash," he said in his letter. "Moreover, the sudden attempt to thrust a constitutionally suspect, pragmatically non-feasible and logistically unimplementable idea on the nation, months before the general elections, raises serious concerns about ulterior motives of the government," he said. The Congress leader also lamented the exclusion of current Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun

Amit Shah, Adhir Ranjan in 8-member Kovind panel on simultaneous polls

The government on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. The committee will be headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind and will have Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh as members. The panel, which will commence functioning immediately and make recommendations at the earliest, will also have former Lok Sabha Secrertary General Subhash C Kashyap, senior advocate Harish Salve and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari as members. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will attend the meetings of the committee as a special invitee, while Legal Affairs Secretary Niten Chandra will be secretary to the panel. The committee will examine and recommend

BJP scared of Opposition unity: Nitish, Tejashwi on simultaneous election

Attacking the Centre on the census, Nitish Kumar said, "Union government should have conducted the survey of the population, but they did not, and now they want to conduct an election"

One Nation, One Election not practical in Indian democratic system: Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday criticised the BJP-led Centre's proposal for 'one nation, one election', saying there is no practical way in which such a system can be implemented. Talking to reporters here on his first visit to his Lok Sabha constituency after becoming a member of the Congress Working Committee, Tharoor said the 'one nation, one election' initiative of the government would be against the existing system, which is based on parliamentary democracy, where parties cannot continue in power if they lose the majority in the house. "There is no practical way in which you can implement such a system. The second concern that many of us have is that the big diversity of India actually benefits from the staggered calendar that has evolved over the years," Tharoor said. Former president Ram Nath Kovind was on Friday tasked by the Centre with the responsibility of heading a committee to explore the feasibility of 'one nation, one election'. The committee will explore h

One Nation One Election: Govt appoints panel, Oppn questions BJP's motive

BJP welcomed the move and said that it is the necessity of the day adding that the money spent on elections and that money can be used for welfare schemes

'One Nation, One Election' will have positive impact on economy: Tomar

'One Nation, One Election' refers to the idea of holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies

'One Nation, One Election': Govt sets up panel under ex-President Kovind

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J P Nadda called on Kovind after the government made public its decision to set up the committee

One nation, one election: All you need to know about simultaneous elections

Centre has constituted a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of 'one nation, one election'

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'One nation, one election' is for legislature to decide: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Highlighting that 'One Nation, One Election' is for the legislature to decide, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday noted that the commission can handle the decision administratively

BJP MP Vats pushes for 'One nation, One election' in Rajya Sabha

Pitching for 'One nation, One election', BJP MP Dr D.P Vats on Thursday demanded that all the elections be held at the same time to prevent the national resources from draining.

PM Modi calls for higher polling, discussion on 'one nation, one election'

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over low voting percentage, especially in urban areas considered educated and prosperous, and said this should change in a vibrant democracy like India.

'One nation, one election' will help India's development: Modi

The prime minister also suggested a single voters' list for Lok Sabha, assembly and panchayat polls, saying separate lists are a waste of resources

PM to set up panel for suggestions on 'one nation one election': Rajnath

Government believes most parties are not opposed to the idea of one nation one election

Modi meets party chiefs on simultaneous polls as Rahul, Mamata stay away

Modi had invited the heads of all political parties which have at least one member either in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha for the meeting to discuss several issues

Congress, Mayawati, Mamata to skip Modi meet on 'one nation, one election'

NCP president Sharad Pawar and TDP president Chandrababu Naidu are likely to skip the meeting of party chiefs, while the Left parties are likely to attend

Why Oppn is suspicious of PM's intent in pushing for simultaneous polls

Not just the Opposition but several other constitutional experts, have pointed out practical problems in implementing 'one nation one poll'

Modi pitches for simultaneous election; Congress says, it's another 'jumla'

Chidambaram was speaking at a panel discussion after the release of his book 'Speaking Truth to Power'