One Country One Election bill get cabinet’s approval, may presented in Parliament, sources

The 'One Country One Election' bill has got the cabinet's approval. According to sources, this bill can be presented in this session itself. The bill can be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed discussion. The cabinet has accepted the report of the Ramnath Kovind committee on One Country One Election.

Meanwhile central government wants a consensus to be formed on this bill. There should be detailed discussions with all stakeholders.

Cabinet approves, One Country One Election' bill

The One Country One Election bill has got the cabinet's approval. The Modi government can present this bill in Parliament in this session itself. The Ramnath Kovind committee had submitted its recommendations to the government in March, just before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections held in April-May.

JPC will discuss with representatives of other parties

Along with this, speakers of all state assemblies can also be called. The opinion of intellectuals from across the country as well as common people will also be taken. The benefits of One Country One Election, the ways to conduct it will be discussed in detail.

Government hopes that a consensus will be formed on this bill

The JPC will discuss with representatives of all political parties. Along with this, speakers of all state assemblies can also be called. The opinion of intellectuals from across the country as well as common people will also be taken. The benefits of One Country One Election, the ways to conduct it will be discussed in detail. The government hopes that a consensus will be formed on this bill.

Kovind Committee had submitted the recommendation

The Modi government has been continuously active regarding this bill. In September 2023, the government constituted a committee under the leadership of former President Ram Nath Kovind to move forward on this ambitious plan. However, Kovind Committee submitted their recommendation to the government in March The central government had accepted the recommendations of the committee some time ago.

The report recommended holding elections in 2 phases. The committee has recommended holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under the first phase. While in the second phase, it has been recommended to conduct elections for local bodies.

18 thousand 626 pages report

After deliberations with experts and stakeholders for 191 days, a report of 18 thousand 626 pages was given. In this, it has been suggested to extend the term of the Legislative Assemblies of all the states till 2029, so that assembly elections of the states can be held along with the Lok Sabha. The report also said that in case of a no confidence motion or hung assembly, new elections can be held for the remaining time of 5 years.

Lok Sabha elections should be held together

In the first phase, assembly and Lok Sabha elections should be held together. At the same time, in the second phase, local body elections can be held within 100 days. For these elections, the Election Commission can prepare voter lists for Lok Sabha, assembly and local bodies. Apart from this, it has been recommended to plan in advance for administrative officers, employees and machines along with security forces.

8 members in Kovind Committee

This committee had eight members including former President Ramnath Kovind. Apart from Kovind, it included Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, DPA leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior advocate Harish Salve. Apart from these, former Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission NK Singh, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha Dr. Subhash Kashyap and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari were also part of this committee. The purpose of one country one election.

It can reduce the expenditure incurred in elections

One Nation One Election is a proposal under which it has been said to conduct Lok Sabha and state assembly elections simultaneously in India. This is also included in some important goals of BJP's manifesto. The reason for proposing to conduct elections simultaneously is that it can reduce the expenditure incurred in elections.

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Elections were held simultaneously in the country between 1951 and 1967

In fact, elections were held simultaneously in the country between 1951 and 1967 and people used to vote for both the central government and the state government at the same time. Later, along with the re-formation of some old states of the country, many new states were also established. Due to this, this system was stopped in 1968-69. For the last few years, there is a consideration to start it again.