"one-election"

The Parliamentary joint committee on simultaneous elections, chaired by PP Chaudhary, is working to evolve a mechanism to implement the ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform by the 2029 general polls. Chaudhary said nearly 99 percent of civil society stakeholders consulted so far support the proposal.

The BRS leader sought to know from the Centre as to why the MSP for cotton in Gujarat is different from the rest of the country

The Law Commission is carrying out consultations with poll body, government departments and other stakeholders on a report on simultaneous polls.

Addressing a briefing on the deliberations of the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) here, party leader P Chidambaram said the BJP does not have the numbers to pass the required constitutional amendments for holding simultaneous polls.

The government has scheduled a Special Session of Parliament from September 18-22, during which it is anticipated that a bill related to this proposal may be introduced for implementation.

Taking unilateral decisions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization.

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