New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday said the Lok Sabha should be dissolved and Assembly elections advanced in some other states if simultaneous polls are to be held. “Simultaneous elections are not possible without amendment in the Constitution. There is only one way to have the elections together and that is Modiji should dissolve […]
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BJP wants simultaneous polls, Amit Shah tells law panel
New Delhi : The BJP on Monday upped its demand for simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls with its President Amit Shah writing to the Law Commission asserting that this would cut the huge expenses running into thousands of crore of rupees spent on elections. In his letter, handed over by a party delegation headed […]
Simultaneous polls to erode federalism, Law Commission told
New Delhi : A majority of regional parties that took part in a discussion on simultaneous polls on Sunday told the Law Commission that such an exercise would undermine the regional aspirations and erode the federal set up envisioned in the Constitution. While a few including the Samajwadi Party and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) supported […]
Simultaneous polls mother of all reforms: BJP MP
New Delhi, Jan 17 : Favouring the idea of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in states, BJP’s Rajya Sabha member and ICCR President Vinay Sahasrabuddhe on Wednesday said such an electoral reform will prove to be the “mother of all reforms”. “Simultaneous elections is a major democratic reform that the nation is awaiting […]