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The “One Country One Election” bill has received Cabinet approval. Modi government can present this bill in Parliament in this session. The Ram Nath Kovind Committee had submitted its recommendations to the government in March, before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections to be held in April-May.
‘One Nation One Election’ bill has received cabinet approval. According to sources, this bill can be introduced in this session. One Nation One Election Bill has received cabinet approval. According to sources, this bill can be presented in this winter session. Modi government is continuously active regarding this bill. The government formed a committee under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind in September 2023 to take forward the ambitious plan.
The Ramnath Kovind Committee had submitted its recommendations to the government in March, before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections to be held in April-May. The Central Government had accepted the recommendations of the committee some time ago. In its report, the committee has recommended holding elections in two phases.
Kovind committee recommended
Modi government is continuously active regarding this bill. The government formed a committee under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind in September 2023 to take forward the ambitious plan. The Kovind Committee had submitted its recommendations to the government in March before the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections to be held in April-May. The Central Government had accepted the recommendations of the committee some time ago. The report has recommended holding elections in two phases. The committee has recommended holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under the first phase. In the second phase, it has been recommended to hold elections for local bodies.
18 thousand 626 page report
The 18,626-page report was produced after 191 days of consultation with experts and stakeholders. In which it has been suggested to extend the tenure of all the state assemblies till 2029, so that elections can be held for the Lok Sabha as well as the state assemblies. The report also said that in the event of a no-confidence motion or a hung assembly, fresh elections could be held for the remaining 5-year term. In the first phase, assembly and Lok Sabha elections should be held simultaneously. In the second phase, elections for local bodies can be held in 100 days. For these elections, the Election Commission can prepare voter lists for Lok Sabha, Assembly and local bodies. Apart from this, advance planning has also been recommended for security forces along with administrative officers, employees and machines.
Total 8 members in Kovind Committee
The committee had eight members including former President Ram Nath Kovind. Apart from Kovind, it included Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, DPA leader Gulab Nabi Azad, senior lawyer Harish Salve. Apart from this, former Chairman of 15th Finance Commission NK Singh, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha Dr. Subhash Kashyap and former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari were also included in this committee.
One Nation One Election Objective
One Nation, One Election is a proposal under which Lok Sabha and state assembly elections are held simultaneously in India. This is also included in some important goals of BJP’s manifesto. The reason for proposing simultaneous elections is that it can reduce the expenditure on elections.
In fact, between 1951 and 1967, simultaneous elections were held in the country and people voted for both the central government and the state government at the same time. Later, along with the reorganization of some old areas of the country, many new states were also established. Due to this, this system was stopped in 1968-69. The idea of re-launching it has been going on for some time.
