The Centre has formed a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to check the possibility of much debated and highly anticipated one nation, one election system. The development comes a day after the central government announced a special session of parliament from September 18 to 22.Ever since the government announced the special session, speculation has increased that one nation, one election bill will be tabled during the session. The decision to assign Kovind to look into it highlights the governments seriousness as a number of elections approach.#WATCH | Delhi: BJP national president JP Nadda meets former President Ram Nath Kovind, who will head a committee for One Nation, One Election. https://t.co/lCrAKUbCxn pic.twitter.com/pMuEGKvICR— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2023Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a vocal supporter of the idea of holding the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections together. The Lok Sabha elections will be held in May or June of next year, and assembly elections are scheduled for five states in November or December.Upcoming electionsThe Lok Sabha elections will be held in May or June in next year, and assembly elections are scheduled for five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan, in November or December. Elections are expected to take place in seven states, excluding the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in 2024. In Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand, elections are scheduled.After taking office as President in 2017, Kovind agreed with Modis viewpoint and supported the proposal. Addressing Parliament in 2018, he stated, “Frequent elections not only impose a huge burden on human resources but also impede the development process.”There is a belief at the highest levels of the Modi government that the issue cannot be allowed to continue and that decisive action must be taken as the governments second term comes to an end.
