‘One Nation, One Election’ is in interest of country, a lot of expenses will be saved: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 18 (ANI): Reacting to the Union Cabinet’s decision to approve the proposal of ‘One Nation, One Election’, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the decision is in the interest of the country and a lot of expenses would be saved.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “A historic decision has been taken. The report that came on the recommendation of the former President has been accepted. ‘One Nation, One Election’ is in the interest of the country, in the interest of the voters. Expenses will be less, voters will be comfortable. A lot of expenses will be saved. This decision has been taken after a lot of discussions. I hope other parties will support it. And this is a proposal to implement it in 2029.”

Earlier Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the Union Cabinet’s decision concerning ‘One Nation, One Election’, saying it reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong will to bolster democracy “through clean elections and accelerate growth through more productive allocation of resources”.

He said in a post on X that Bharat has been witnessing transformative reforms under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.

“Today, in this direction, Bharat takes a giant stride towards landmark electoral reforms with the Union Cabinet accepting the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on One Nation, One Election,” Amit Shah said.

The Cabinet approved ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections, with urban body and panchayat polls to be held within 100 days.

The High-level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, constituted under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind, submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu earlier this year.

The government said that the report, comprising 18,626 pages, is an outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts, and research work of 191 days, since its constitution on September 2, 2023.