Tag: Simultaneous polls

PM Modi to hold all-party meet on simultaneous polls; Mamata, Kejriwal, other leaders to not attend

According to reports, the Opposition is sceptical about the idea and are looking at the all-party meet as a 'trap' set by the BJP.

June 19, 2019

Will simultaneous polls save costs? Election Commission not sure

Rawat said that apart from this initial cost, there would be savings in the form of deployment of central armed police forces, transportation and campaign cost.

September 18, 2018

Balloon pricked

Finally a balloon has been authoritatively pricked ~ at least for the immediate future. The categorical assertion of the Chief Election Commissioner that there will be no simultaneous polls for the assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh along with the Lok Sabha elections (due in the spring/summer of 2019) should ease tensions that …

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August 25, 2018

Amit Shah writes to law panel in support of simultaneous polls

In a letter to the Law Commission, he said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented.

August 13, 2018

CM Patnaik reads scripts given to him alleges Pradhan

Launching a sharp attack on CM Naveen Patnaik, Union Petroleum Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan said he failed to understand some of the announcements made recently and was not sure whether the CM himself understands the full implications as he only reads out scripts prepared by officers. Pradhan was responding to questions on the rejection of Ayushman …

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June 29, 2018

Naveen Patnaik supports simultaneous polls

Odisha CM said frequent elections do hamper developmental work and simultaneous elections will be good for governance and the people at large

June 27, 2018

Simultaneous polls impractical, govt ended transparency: Quraishi

The idea of holding simultaneous polls to Parliament and the state assemblies for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others have been strongly pitching — is good but has very low practicality in the real world, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has said. He also slammed the government’s move to introduce electoral bonds, which …

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September 24, 2017