How One Nation One Election Will Be Implemented As Per Kovind-Led Committee: Key Takeaways

New Delhi: Moving towards major electoral reforms, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , has accepted the recommendations of the Committee on Simultaneous Elections in the country also referred to as ‘One Nation One Election’. It's one of the core promises made by the BJP in its manifesto and remained their long-term agenda.

Key outcomes of Kovind-led panel on One Nation One Election

1. Elections have been held simultaneously between 1951 and 1967.
2. The law commission's 170th report in 1999 recommended One election to Lok Sabha and all Legislative Assemblies in five years.
3. A Parliamentary Committee's 79th Report in 2015 also suggested methods for simultaneous elections in two phases.
4. Now, a high-level committee chaired by Ram Nath Kovind extensively consulted a broad spectrum of stakeholders including political parties and experts.
5. Extensive feedback has showed there is widespread support for simultaneous elections in the country.

Kovind panel's recommendations on conducting One Nation One Election

1. The high-level committee under the Kovid-panel has recommended for implementing simultaneous elections in two phases.
2. In the First phase, the committee has recommended for conducting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously.
3. In the second phase, it has recommended conducting local body elections (panchayat and municipalities) within 100 days of general elections.⁠
4. The committee has said that there will be common electoral roll for all elections.
5. The panel has further said that a detailed discussion regarding this will be conducted throughout the country and an implementation group will also be constituted.