Key Points
Former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads the committee to explore the possibility of one nation, one election, has said that holding simultaneous polls will benefit the public and the government at the Centre, be it the BJP or the Congress or any other party...
Addressing reporters in Rae Bareli on Monday night, Kovind said, If implemented, the party which is in power at the Centre will benefit, be it the BJP or the Congress or any other party..
He said that the biggest beneficiaries will be the common people as the revenue saved will be utilised for development works...
In the first meeting of the committee in September, the panel outlined the modalities of the committee and decided to invite recognised national parties, parties having government in states, parties having their representatives in Parliament, and other recognised state parties to seek their suggestions/viewpoints on the issue of simultaneous elections in the country...
Over the years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed strongly for the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, and the decision to task Kovind to look into it underscores the governments seriousness as a host of elections approach...
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