New Delhi. The bill related to One Nation One Election is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Earlier the One Nation One Election bill was to be presented on Monday 16 December. After presenting the bill, it will be sent to the JPC. So that a consensus can be formed. JPC also has opposition members. A new article 82A will be added to the Constitution through One Nation One Election Bill. Apart from this, changes are also to be made in Article 83 i.e. the tenure of the Houses of Parliament, Article 172 i.e. the tenure of the State Assemblies and Article 327 i.e. the delimitation of constituencies.
One Nation One Election was first proposed by PM Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address in 2019. Modi had also mentioned the One Nation One Election law in his 2024 Independence Day address. Modi government had formed a committee on One Nation One Election. The chairman of this committee was former President Ramnath Kovind. Ramnath Kovind had submitted the report regarding his recommendations on One Nation One Election to President Draupadi Murmu in March 2024. The recommendations state that elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies should be held simultaneously. The Ramnath Kovind Committee has also recommended holding elections for all civic bodies in the country within 100 days of these elections.
Till 1967, Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were held simultaneously in the country. In the years 1968 and 1969, the governments of some states collapsed mid-term. Apart from this, the sequence of fall of governments was also seen at the Center after the 1980s. Due to this, elections for Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies started being held separately. PM Modi says that One Nation One Election will save time and will also cost less money. PM Modi and Ramnath Kovind Committee have also described One Nation One Election as important for the development of the country.
