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FICCI shares views on simultaneous elections at High-Level Committee's invitation for One Nation One Election.

The panel has been holding interactions with leaders from different parties. It had earlier sought the views of political parties on the proposal. Most opposition parties have opposed the idea of simultaneous polls.

‘One Nation, One Election’, assumes that the simultaneous elections is in the national interest, thereby foreclosing all other arguments, however valid they may be

It will not be able to deal with hung legislature and will actively encourage anti-defection, the AAP said

In a letter to the panel secretary, Banerjee said that in 1952, the first general elections were simultaneously conducted for the central and state levels.

In a public appeal issued along with its draft report on holding the mammoth exercise, it had said though many impediments in achieving synchronisation of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections have been addressed, some of the points would "still remain to be pondered upon".

Outlining the modalities of working of the Committee, the Committee decided to invite recognised national political parties, political parties in power in different states, political parties having their representatives in Parliament and other recognised State Political Parties for seeking suggestions or view points on the issue of simultaneous elections in the country.

BRS Parliamentary Party meeting, to be chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will discuss strategies to be adopted for the special session of the Parliament scheduled to commence from September 18

Addressing a public meeting in Jaipur, Arvind Kejriwal said, If elections are held once in five years, then the cylinder will be available for Rs 5000 and after five years, PM Modi will say that he has reduced it by Rs 200

If this is done with the correct intentions and there is a transition phase of 4-5 years, then One Nation, One Election is in the interest of the country, political analyst Prashant Kishor said

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Haryana was looking for a change and AAP would play a crucial role in erasing out BJP from the country.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to reduce LPG prices because of upcoming state elections and he wants a scenario where, if he wins elections, he spends the next five years carrying out "anti-people" policies without any accountability.

Chadha wrote, "So, apparently, getting an MP's prior consent before appointing them to a high-level committee is now optional?"

Reacting to the panel set up by the Centre to examine One Nation, One Election, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh said that it was not feasible under the current structure of the Constitution