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New Delhi: The One Nation One Election panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind is planning to hold consultations with political leaders in coming days as it seeks to submit its report before the Lok Sabha polls, people in the know said...
The panel's next meeting is scheduled for February 10 and, before that, it may hold consultations with some more legal luminaries and political leaders, the people said...
The committee has so far received responses from 26 of the 47 parties from which it had sought their views on simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies...
A few more parties, such as the AIADMK, Biju Janata Dal and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), have also come out in support of the idea, while a majority of the political parties that had responded are still opposed to the idea.. In the last few weeks, the panel has been holding consultations with former chief election commissioners and retired judges..
In the meetings, a presentation was also made on the research paper 'Macroeconomic Impact of Harmonising Electoral Cycles, Evidences from India', which suggested that simultaneous elections would precipitate higher economic growth, and result in more government investment and revenue...
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