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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· Nov 10, 2022 · 10:30 am

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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· Dec 08, 2020 · 05:19 pm

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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· Nov 26, 2020 · 04:42 pm

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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· Sep 26, 2019 · 03:34 pm

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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· Sep 19, 2019 · 11:41 am

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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· Jun 20, 2019 · 09:35 am

PM Narendra Modi discusses simultaneous polls at all-party meeting, will form panel to examine idea

Union minister Rajnath Singh said most political parties supported the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’ during the meeting.

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· Jun 19, 2019 · 03:54 pm