Prime Minister Narendra Modi – Our promise is one nation, one election

The idea of ​​”one nation, one election” figured prominently in the BJP’s poll manifesto.

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Modi said implementing “One Nation, One Election” was one of the key promises made by the BJP in its election manifesto and was a “promise” of his government.

Speaking to ANI, Prime Minister Modi said that the committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind to prepare the ‘One Nation, One Election’ report received very positive and innovative suggestions.

“One country, one election is our commitment. We have also discussed this issue in Parliament. We have also established a committee and the committee has also submitted a report. So in terms of one country, one election, many people have come forward.” Many people Recommendations were made to the committee, which received very positive and innovative suggestions, and the country will benefit greatly if we are able to implement this report. “

The concept of “one nation, one election” was highlighted in the BJP’s poll manifesto released on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath ·Singer and others were also present.

“We have established a high-level committee to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections and will work to implement the committee’s recommendations,” the declaration on the implementation of ONOE reads.

The manifesto also promised a common electoral roll.

The central government set up a high-level committee in September last year to study the “one country, one election” issue and make recommendations on holding simultaneous elections in the country.

The report, which totals 18,626 pages, is the result of extensive consultations and research work with stakeholders and experts within 191 days since the establishment of the high-level committee on September 2, 2023.

The agencies informed the committee that in addition to undermining social harmony, intermittent elections adversely affect economic growth, the quality of public spending, and educational and other outcomes.

In its report submitted to President Drupadi Murmu last month, the high-level committee made several recommendations such as that elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies should be held simultaneously, followed by elections to local bodies (municipalities and panchayats) The elections should also be held at the same time. “Simultaneous” so that state and national elections are held within 100 days of each other.

The committee recommended the first step: simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies.

The second step could be to hold municipal and panchayat elections within 100 days.

The committee recommended that in the event of a hung House, a new House of Representatives could be formed through a motion of no-confidence and hold new elections for the remaining five years of the term.

The committee report stated that if new state legislative assembly elections are held, the new legislative assembly should continue until the end of the term of the Lok Sabha unless it is dissolved earlier. Parliament must table a constitutional amendment amending Article 83 (terms of Parliament) and Article 172 (terms of State Legislatures). The report said the constitutional amendment would not be ratified by the states.

Other members of the committee include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation and former Leader of Opposition in the Union House Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission NK Singh, Suba S. C. Kashyap, former General Secretary, Lok Sabha, Senior Advocate Harish Salvi and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal was the special invitee and Dr Niten Chandra was the secretary of the high-level panel.

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