Centre plans to introduce 'One nation One Election' Bill in this Parliament session: Reports
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre plans to introduce the 'One Nation One Election' Bill in this Parliament session, NDTV quoting sources reported.
The Cabinet has already approved the report of the Ram Nath Kovind Committee on One Country One Election.
The government now wants to form a consensus on the bill so that it can be sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussions, said reports.
The JPC is likely to hold discussions with representatives of all political parties and other stakeholders.
Speakers of all state assemblies will also be involved in discussion along with intellectuals from across the country. The opinion of common people will also be taken.
Initially, the government wants to involve the people, and the ways and means to achieve this can be discussed later, NDTV quoting sources said.
Changing the current system will be extremely challenging in the absence of a consensus.
Implementing the "One nation one election" plan would take at least six bills to amend the Constitution and the government would need a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
While the NDA has a simple majority in both houses of parliament, getting a two-thirds majority in either house can be challenging.
Of the 245 seats in Rajya Sabha, the NDA has 112, and the Opposition parties 85. For a two-thirds majority, the government needs at least 164 votes.
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