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Narendra Modi chairs all-party meet on 'one nation, one election' in Parliament; Congress, TMC give it a miss
• 6 years agoThe all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the concept of 'one nation, one election' began on Wednesday with main Opposition party Congress and a few other major parties skipping it.
Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha election schedule soon; logistical preparations in final stage
• 6 years agoThe announcement of dates for the elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his bid to return to power amid hectic parleys by several political parties to put a united fight against the ruling BJP, would be followed by a meeting of election observers next week for the first and second phase of polling.
Daily Bulletin: SC hearing on Kerala floods today; CEC OP Rawat rules out possibility of simultaneous polls, and other top stories
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Supreme Court hearing on Kerala floods is scheduled for 11.30 am on Friday. The Kerala government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the massive floods in the state
Despite BJP's denial, simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha, eight state assemblies could be held in 2019
Sanjay • 7 years agoThe BJP said it was a "misconception" that Amit Shah's letter to the Law Commission of India concerned holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and assemblies.
One Nation, One Poll: Argument of simultaneous elections being against federalism has political overtones
Shishir Tripathi • 7 years agoIt was in 1999 that the Law Commission of India headed by Justice BP Jeevan Reddy in its 170th report recommended simultaneous elections.
Simultaneous elections has its advantages, but here's why one-nation-one-poll bothers Opposition
Debobrat Ghose • 7 years agoThe issue of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has turned into a raging debate, and it is slowly snowballing into a political controversy rather than a Constitutional one as it is apparently being made out to be by the political parties involved.
Simultaneous elections must for India: Perpetual electoral season dilutes govt policies with political gains
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoA laser focus on winning elections means that leaders take shortcuts, and the focus lies on redistribution of wealth through welfare schemes (or even bribery). While income inequality is a reality in India, for wealth to be redistributed, there needs to be greater focus on its generation.
EC chief OP Rawat proposes one election per year as alternative to Centre's simultaneous polls proposal
Fp Staff • 7 years agoCountering the Centre's push to hold simultaneous election, Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat proposed holding one election a year as an alternative
Uddhav Thackeray accuses Centre of spending Rs 4,000 cr on ads for schemes, says govt has no right over taxpayers' money
• 7 years agoUddhav Thackeray also favoured simultaneous elections at the Centre and in states but said "one should not think that the whole country will be fooled in one go"
One Nation, One Poll proposal is completely blind to the forces that could impair federalism
Malavika Prasad • 7 years agoDuring election, voters either choose the individual whose capabilities they trust, thus risking an implicit vote for the candidate’s political party, or they choose the political party they wish to see in government, thus risking an implicit vote for an incompetent candidate. No system exists for voters to choose which candidate gets a party ticket from the political party they wish to see in government.