Tag: Simultaneous elections

Elections together

Simultaneous elections to all State Legislative Assemblies and Parliament in 2019 seem impossible as the terms of most of the state legislatures will not expire around the same time.

September 24, 2018

CEC OP Rawat rules out simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly elections

Rawat says legal framework needed for such polls: “The lawmakers will take at least a year to frame a law that can be enforceable. This process takes time."

August 24, 2018

Two-in-One Election

Whether the Lok Sabha election is advanced to November/ December this year or held on schedule next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on combining it with as many State Assemblies as possible with a view to restoring simultaneous elections eventually. Simultaneous election was the norm during the first four General Elections since independence. …

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June 30, 2018

Simultaneous elections a ploy to counter anti-incumbency: Yechury

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday called the BJP’s demand for simultaneous elections a “ploy” to fight the “anti-incumbency” against the “Modi mascot”. “This is a ploy by the BJP…. By clubbing the state elections with Lok Sabha elections they think that the Modi mascot can beat the anti-incumbency,” the CPI-M …

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February 3, 2018