Overview
- On July 30, the Joint Parliamentary Committee met in New Delhi to hear from economist N.K. Singh and Dr. Prachi Mishra on the financial and policy dimensions of election synchronization.
- The panel is scrutinizing the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to enable simultaneous national and state elections.
- Chairman P.P. Chaudhary emphasized that members are transcending party affiliations to draft legislation capable of withstanding judicial scrutiny and advancing Prime Minister Modi’s vision.
- Field visits to five states and a union territory provided inputs from political leaders, civil society and officials, most of whom expressed support for the proposal.
- Any final amendment will require a two-thirds majority in Parliament and ratification by at least half of India’s state legislatures to take effect.