One Nation One Election : The current National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will implement 'One Country, One Election' in its current term itself and is confident that this reform will get the support of all parties. Sources gave this information. On the completion of 100 days of the third term of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said that unity within the ruling coalition will also remain in the remaining term as well.

What is Modi's opinion on 'one country, one election'?

A source said, "Certainly, it will be implemented in this term itself. It will be a reality." Prime Minister Modi had strongly advocated 'one country, one election' in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort last month and said that frequent elections were hindering the country's progress. Modi had said, "The nation will have to come forward for 'one country, one election'."

This issue was included in the BJP manifesto.

The Prime Minister had urged political parties to 'ensure the progress of the nation from the Red Fort and with the national tricolor as witness'. In the election manifesto released by the BJP ahead of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, it had included 'one country, one election' as one of the key promises. A high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind had recommended simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies as a first step in March this year. The committee also recommended holding local body elections within 100 days of the Lok Sabha and assembly elections.

Recommendation to hold simultaneous elections from 2029

Besides, the Law Commission may recommend simultaneous elections for all three levels of government – ​​Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies such as municipalities and panchayats – from 2029. It may also recommend a provision for a unity government in case of a no-confidence motion or indefinite absence of a majority in the House.

The Kovind committee did not set any time frame for holding simultaneous elections. It recommended 18 constitutional amendments, most of which would not require ratification by state legislatures.