The high-level committee on ‘’one nation one election”, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report on simultaneous polls to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. The committee met the Honourable President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The panel recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days.
The report comprises 18,626 pages, and is the outcome of consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work of 191 days, since its inception on September 2, 2023.
“Based on suggestions from parties, experts and other stakeholders, the Committee was of the unanimous view that simultaneous elections will bring fundamental transformation in the electoral process and overall governance,” the report said.
The committee further recommended the introduction of Article 324A for enabling simultaneous elections in panchayats and municipalities with the general elections of the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies.
Headed by Ram Nath Kovind, the panel also has members including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former finance commission chairman NK Singh, former Lok Sabha Secretary General Subhash Kashyap and senior advocate Harish Salve.
