‘Transparency, inclusivity’: why and how Kovind Panel on ‘one nation, one election’ pitches simultaneous polls
On Thursday, a committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind submitted its detailed report on ‘One nation, One election’ to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The comprehensive report has strongly advocated for holding the national and state polls simultaneously.
The report, running into thousands of pages has been prepared after extensive consultations with various stakeholders, former election commissioners, and constitutional experts.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again underlined the need for clubbing the national and state elections together to save huge expenses and also utilize the time for bettering governance.
The committee to study the possibility of holding simultaneous polls was formed on September 3, 2023. Its members comprised Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior advocate Harish Salve, and more.
‘One nation, One election’ was also one of the major poll planks of the BJP in the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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