The Central government has constituted a committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of “one nation, one election”, PTI has reported citing its sources.
The move comes a day after the Centre called a special session of Parliament from September 18 to September 22.
“Special Session of Parliament (13th Session of 17th Lok Sabha and 261st Session of Rajya Sabha) is being called from 18th to 22nd September having five sittings. Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to having fruitful discussions and debate in Parliament,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on X, earlier known as Twitter.
Over the years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed strongly for the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.
Assembly polls are due in five states including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in November-December and they will be followed by the Lok Sabha elections in May-June next year.
