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Himachal Pradesh Leaders Recommend Annual By-Elections During Election Synchronisation Hearings

State officials argued that constitutional amendments for synchronised polls must include annual by-elections to preserve democratic accountability.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a JPC meeting in Shimla on Thursday. State deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri, BJP MP and JPC Chairman PP Chaudhary, party MPs Anurag Thakur, Bhubaneswar Kalita, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee and others also present. (ANI)
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Overview

  • The Joint Parliamentary Committee met in Shimla on June 19 with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri as part of its nationwide review of the One Nation One Election proposal.
  • Chief Minister Sukhu confirmed the Congress party’s formal opposition to the synchronisation bill during the deliberations.
  • Despite opposing the legislation, Congress representatives offered detailed suggestions to the committee, including a mechanism for holding by-elections annually.
  • Committee chair P P Choudhary and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur joined state leaders in presenting feedback to the parliamentary panel.
  • The synchronisation plan requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament and ratification by at least half of India’s states, and the committee will continue consultations across the country.