Constitution will need some amendments for one nation, one poll, says law panel chairperson
The Union government has also set up a high-powered committee to explore simultaneous polls, sparking a debate on the issue.The 22nd Law Commission is working on a mechanism to synchronise assembly elections with parliamentary polls and some amendments to the Constitution will be required, panel chairperson Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Friday, refusing to give a specific time frame for the recommendation. The Union government has also set up high-powered committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, sparking a debate on an issue with fa“We are working on it and the thing is that unless we synchronise the elections of all these assemblies with the parliamentary elections, it is not possible to hold simultaneous elections. In response to reports that said simultaneous polls could be implemented by 2029, Awasthi said that there was no particular timeline for the exercise. So, we are workin...