Simultaneous Elections
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Election Commission says legislatures to decide on holding simultaneous polls
The BJP believes concurrent polls will help save money and allow the government to focus on development work.
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Modi’s push for simultaneous polls will damage India’s federal structure, say 90 former bureaucrats
The former officers said that the Narendra Modi government needs to undertake electoral reforms, instead of calling for a ‘one nation, one election’ system.
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PM Narendra Modi renews push for simultaneous polls, says they are what the country needs
The prime minister also suggested the creation of a single voters’ list for national, state and panchayat elections.
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Venkaiah Naidu pitches for simultaneous elections, says it will help avoid dilution of public work
The vice president added that there was a need to educate younger generations about India’s rich history and culture.
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Simultaneous elections: Arun Jaitley opposed the idea at a meeting in 2016, reports Indian Express
In the meeting held in April 2016, the then finance minister had said the concept was fraught with many pitfalls.
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Simultaneous polls: Milind Deora calls for debate even as Congress skips PM Modi’s meeting
The party’s Mumbai chief said that continuous election mode is a roadblock to good governance and distracts politicians from addressing real issues.
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