One Nation One Election: Top 5 Recommendations By Kovind-Led Panel

By IND Today News Desk Last updated Mar 14, 2024

One Nation One Election: Top 5 Recommendations By Kovind-Led Panel

Delhi/Hyderabad, March 14 (Maxim News): The High-level Committee on ‘One nation One election‘ led by former President Ram Nath Kovind in its report recommended that in the event of a hung House, a no-confidence motion constitutes the new House, fresh elections may be held for the remainder of the five-year term.

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Where fresh elections are held for the House of the People, the tenure of the House of the People will be only for the unexpired term of the immediately preceding full term of the House of the People and the expiration of this period shall operate as a dissolution of the House, the committee recommended.

The High Committee panel also recommended that elections to the Municipalities and the Panchayats be synchronised with the House of the People.

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Simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha, assemblies can be held in the first step, followed by local body polls within 100 days in the second step. this will require ratification by not less than one-half of the States.

Upon all-inclusive deliberations, the Committee concludes that its recommendations will significantly enhance the transparency, inclusivity, ease and confidence of the voters.

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Overwhelming support for holding simultaneous elections will spur the development process and social cohesion, deepen the foundations of our democratic rubric and realise the aspirations of India, that is Bharat, the committee said. (Maxim News)