‘One Country One Election’ bill introduced in Lok Sabha, 269 votes in support

The Constitution Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament today to provide for One Nation, One Election. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the ‘Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill 2024’ in the Lok Sabha. At the same time, the Constitution is still being debated in the Rajya Sabha. The BJP has issued a three-line whip to its members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and asked them to remain present in the House.

One Nation, One Election Bill introduced in Lok Sabha after partition

After slip voting, Speaker Om Birla announced the results of slip voting. The speaker said that whenever electronic voting takes place. Ask for the form only if something is not correct in it. The Speaker said that 269 votes were cast in favor of the proposal and 198 against it. The majority is in favor of the proposal. After this, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal presented the bill in the House. After this the proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 3 pm.

198 votes were cast against the approval of the bill

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that some members have objected to the introduction of this bill in the Assembly, which has a great impact on the Assembly. A topic came up that this violates Article 368. This article explains the process of amending the Constitution and gives powers to the Parliament. One issue that came up is that Article 327 empowers the House to make provisions for elections in relation to the Legislative Assembly. It says that under the provisions of the Constitution, provisions can be made regarding any assembly election.

269 ​​votes were cast in favor of the bill

This is constitutional. It includes all the necessary things. Article 83 The term of the Houses and the term of elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States may be fixed again. Referring to the provision of Article Seven of the Constitution, the Law Minister said that it provides power to the Centre. This is a constitutional amendment. In the Kesavanand Bharti case, the Supreme Court has talked about federal structure. There is no attack on this in this bill