Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Former President Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on March 14 submitted an extensive report on One Nation One Election (ONOE) to President Droupadi Murmu. The high-level committee recommended that the Central Government must develop a legally tenable mechanism to restore the cycle of simultaneous elections.
The report comprises 18,626 pages, and is the outcome of extensive 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.
