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Parliamentary Panel to Hear Former Chief Justices on Simultaneous Polls on July 11

The panel review focuses on the constitutionality of amendments that seek to synchronize national and state polls by 2034

The proposal to align elections – known colloquially as one nation, one election (ONOE) – was a part of the BJP’s 2024 poll manifesto. (PTI)
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Overview

  • The Joint Parliamentary Committee will convene at the Parliament House Annexe on July 11 to examine the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • Former Chief Justices D Y Chandrachud and J S Kehar are set to present legal analyses alongside senior advocate E M Sudarsana Natchiappan and ex–law minister M Veerappa Moily
  • Chandrachud’s written submission argues that simultaneous elections do not violate the Constitution’s basic structure and that staggered polls are not an immutable feature
  • The government maintains that aligning Lok Sabha and state assembly elections by 2034 will reduce costs, curb policy paralysis under the Model Code of Conduct, and streamline development
  • Critics warn that the proposal threatens federalism by potentially shortening some state assembly tenures to two or three years and centralizing electoral control