{"id":1345,"date":"2018-03-03T04:17:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T22:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2018-03-03T04:17:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T22:47:22","slug":"meeting-new-office-modi-reiterates-one-nation-one-election-panchayat-se-parliament-tak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/meeting-new-office-modi-reiterates-one-nation-one-election-panchayat-se-parliament-tak\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting new office, Modi reiterates \u2018one nation, one election\u2019  \u2018Panchayat se Parliament tak\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PM asked the CMs and deputy CMs of all BJP-ruled states to \u2018start preparing\u2019 for Lok Sabha and all state assembly polls to be held simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again asserted that India should adopt the principle of \u2018one nation, one election\u2019. Speaking to chief ministers and deputy CMs of all BJP-ruled states Wednesday, Modi said the leaders should \u201cstart preparing\u201d for a situation where the next Lok Sabha elections are held simultaneously with polls to all state assemblies.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even party chief Amit Shah held a detailed discussion on suggestions that have poured in from different states. The chief ministers were asked to build an atmosphere for one election \u2014titled \u2018Panchayat se Parliament tak\u2019.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While there are several constitutional and procedural constraints in holding simultaneous elections, Modi\u2019s words have got the party wondering if the PM has something more than just an idea in his mind.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just the PM \u2013 several senior BJP and RSS functionaries have talked about the plan, saying it would take the country out of the \u201cvicious cycle\u201d of an election every other month, while also saving a lot of money.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, at a meeting of the NITI Aayog, the PM devoted more than half his 35-minute address to ask experts, bureaucrats, policy makers and politicians to build a consensus among the political parties to accept the idea.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In January, BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, who is also chairman of the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini Trust, claimed that his trust had been given the responsibility to build consensus among parties through dialogue.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, several constitutional experts say unless the Constitution is amended, the idea will remain just an idea.<br \/>\nChief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat has indicated that in case Parliament amends the law, the Election Commission is ready to conduct simultaneous polls in 2019. But experts say this is easier said than done.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For one, amending the Constitution in itself is a big ask, especially because the NDA does not enjoy the requisite two-thirds majority in either house of Parliament; it doesn\u2019t even have a majority in the Rajya Sabha.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, after Wednesday\u2019s signal from Modi and Shah, the BJP brass feels the duo may now be seriously contemplating ways to implement the idea.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9595551360736809\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4867273360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Source &#038; Credit : https:\/\/theprint.in\/2018\/03\/01\/at-his-first-meeting-at-new-office-modi-reiterates-one-nation-one-election\/<br \/>\n<script async 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