Overview

• Speaking at a “Students for One Nation One Election” event at the University of Jammu on October 9, the Union minister pressed for synchronized national and state polls.
• He said multiple election cycles are incompatible with consistent growth and development.
• He cited the Ram Nath Kovind-led committee’s report asserting that more than 80% of citizens favor simultaneous elections.
• He argued that frequent polls trigger policy paralysis, drain financial and human resources, foster freebies and opportunism, and can corrupt voters.
• He said parties opposing the plan act from narrow interests, invoked fixed U.S. election timelines as a model, and urged youth to study and debate the proposal.