The Center creates a committee under the leadership of Ram
Nath Kovind to investigate the prospect of "one nation, one
election."
The action was taken a day after the administration
announced that a special session of Parliament would be held from September 18
to September 22. The agenda for that session is still unknown.
The much-discussed "one nation, one election" may
really be possible, according to reports that the Centre has established a
commission under the direction of former president Ram Nath Kovind.
This development occurs a day after the administration
revealed that Parliament will meet in secret for a special session from
September 18 to September 22.The decision to assign Kovind to look into the
possibility of holding the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections
simultaneously demonstrates the government's seriousness as a number of
elections approach. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long advocated for this
notion.
Five states will have assembly elections in November and
December, while the Lok Sabha elections will take place in May and June of the
following year.
The five-day session's agenda was the subject of rumors soon
after the announcement. Dissolving the present Parliament and announcing early
Lok Sabha elections were two of the major issues that were discussed. A special
session of Parliament was not necessary to make this decision, even if early
Lok Sabha elections were on the schedule. This is because the government has
the authority to make this choice. But one aspect of the BJP government's
strategy would be to outline its accomplishments over the previous five years
and explain to the populace during a parliament session why it is necessary to
call quick elections in addition to the state elections that are planned for
this year.
One-nation, one-election would, however, require a
constitutional modification, which would then need to be introduced in state
assemblies. It is not a novel idea; it happened four times in the 1950s and
1960s; nevertheless, India has fewer states and a smaller voting-age
population.
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