Simultaneous Election
Recently, Prime Minister raised the pitch for Simultaneous Elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
- Simultaneous Elections means structuring the Indian election cycle in a manner that elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies are synchronized together under which voters in a particular constituency vote for both on the same day.
Constitutional Mandate
- Article 83: It states that Lok Sabha shall have a normal term of 5 years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
- Article 85: It states that President of India has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of the Union ....
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Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 Principle of Natural Justice
- 2 Appointment & Transfer of Judges
- 3 Doctrine of Eminent Domain: State Property, Common Property & Community Property
- 4 Distribution of Legislative Power: What Centre & States can & cannot do?
- 5 Powers of Central Investigation Agencies
- 6 Election Commission: Power, Limitations & Conflicts
- 7 Recusal of Judges
- 8 Speaker vs. Governor: Separation of Powers
- 9 Lokpal & Lokayukta: Powers, Functions & Limitations
- 10 Creation of New States in India
