One Nation, One Poll

Can Parliamentary & Assembly Elections Be Held Simultaneously?

With the Election Commission of India (ECI) having indicated that it is ready to execute simultaneous elections, the issue has gathered momentum. While it would actually take a lot of time, the “preparations” by the ECI suggest that the powers-that-be might not be willing to consider the larger implications, nor wait for a consensus to evolve, nor bother with constitutional proprieties. The issue is made out to be about homogenisation — a pet theme of the current dispensation — and hence it is being packaged as “One Nation One Poll”. Nothing ....

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