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The committee on simultaneous elections to Parliament, state assemblies and local bodies led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday...
After it was set up in September last year to propose recommendations for implementing simultaneous elections nationwide, the committee had engaged with representatives from various political parties such as BJP, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, CPI, CPI(M), AIMIM, RPI, Apna Dal, among others..
The Law Commission, in its 170th report in 1999, also advocated for holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies..
"Simultaneous elections will reduce the delays and we believe the costs of delay by about half of what it is currently," CII said.. Arguments against 'one nation, one election'..
Simultaneous polls can't be implemented without removing or altering the provision of no-confidence motion against the government because a sudden fall of the government will lead to untimely elections..
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