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NEW DELHI: Almost all five previous chief election commissioners consulted by the 'One Nation, One Election' panel have backed the simultaneous poll idea, ET has learnt...
The panel met former CECs Sushil Chandra and OP Rawat this week..
A fourth former CEC said that only has the ECI report detailed aspects of the simultaneous polls but also elaborated on related issues of a common electoral roll..
"Parliamentary committees have earlier asked the EC to consider a common electoral roll to enable simultaneous polls not only to assembly and Lok Sabha but also to local bodies and panchayats..
The key to implementing simultaneous polls, however, is building consensus- with states and political parties so that required legal amendments can be carried out for a pan India implementation", the former CEC pointed out.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
