Newe Delhi : The Central government set up Committee to study proposal on ‘one nation, one election’. The decision comes close on heels of reports suggesting legislation on “One Nation, One Election” would be passed in special session of Parliament slated from 18 - 22 September.
The Committee would be headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind. Two retired judges too are on the Committee, though this is not formally confirmed yet. BJP has been advancing the idea of one election to Lok Sabha and State Legislatures for a while now. However a special parliamentary session toward this comes as a surprise.
The special sessions will last five days. The Centre argues that single election would mean huge savings for the public exchequer and serve to prevent interruptions to development projects.
An Idea RSS and BJP Promoted Since Late 90s
BJP has been putting forth the ‘one nation, one election’ concept right from the end of 1990s. The 1999 Law Commission Report makes mention of this. BJP’s manifest during 2014 election also includes the “One Nation, One Election” idea
BJP has been putting forth the ‘one nation, one election’ concept right from the end of 1990s. The 1999 Law Commission Report makes mention of this. BJP’s manifesto during 2014 elections too liss the “One Nation, One Election” idea. In January of 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi aired the idea at a public event. He reiterated the proposition at Chief Ministers’ conference held as part of NITI Aayog the same year. Modi repeated the notion several times after his re-election in 2019.
