One Nation One Election

The One Nation One Election idea received approval after the report of the high-level committee, led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, was presented to the Union Cabinet earlier today.

Congress on Wednesday said that it is opposed to the proposal of 'One Nation, One Election' and elections need to be held as and when required for democracy to survive.

The Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on 'One Nation One Election' has recommended a single electoral roll and electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for use in elections to all three tiers of the government.

The High Committe panel also recommended that elections to the Municipalities and the Panchayats be synchronised with the House of the People.

The High-Level Committee on 'One Nation One Election' chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted its report on Thursday.

The High-Level Committee relating to the holding of simultaneous elections in the country has issued a public notice inviting public comments on the issue.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who declined to serve on ‘One Nation, One Election’ committee, had given his consent before notification was issued

Anurag Thakur said that the government has no plans to delay the upcoming assembly elections so as to hold them later along with the general elections. He dismissed all the reports which claimed that the government could advance or delay the polls and termed such reports as "media conjecture".

Govt issued a gazette announcing the establishment of an 8-member High-Level Committee for analysing the feasibility of ‘One Nation, one Election'