Highlights of Recommendations on Simultaneous Election- “One Nation, One Election”
On 14th March 2024, the Kovind panel submitted a recommendation for a Simultaneous Election or “One Nation, One Election” to the president of India, Draupadi Murmur, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
What Is Simultaneous Elections?
Simultaneous Elections are a process in which all the elections from the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, Panchayats, and Municipalities are conducted simultaneously across the nation.
The simultaneous polls are expected to accelerate development and social cohesion, deepen the “foundations of the democratic rubric,” and finally lead to the much-needed “fundamental transformation” in Indian Politics. The “One Nation, One Election” can be started in 2029.
India can be considered perennially in election mode as around 5-7 elections are happening every year.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee had shed light on the need for simultaneous elections by stating- “With some election or the other throughout the year, the normal activities… come to a standstill…If political parties collectively think, we can change it.”
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