One Nation One Election: Kovind meets ex-CJI Lalit

Presentation on economic benefits of simultaneous polls made to committee

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Former President Ramnath Kovind (Express File Photo)

Continuing with the rounds of consultations started last week, One Nation One Election committee chairman and former President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday held consultations with former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit, former Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, and Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. The committee also held its fourth meeting on Saturday.

The committee had reached out to eminent jurists, the Election Commission, political parties, former Chief Election Commissioners, and industry bodies for their views on simultaneous elections earlier this month as a part of the consultative process.

In a statement, the Law Ministry said Justice Lalit, Justice Banerjee, and Mishra “gave their considered opinion on the subject”. Kovind also met Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Goa president Deepak ‘Pandurang’ Dhavalikar, who supported the idea of simultaneous elections, the statement said.

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A presentation on the research paper ‘Macroeconomic Impact of Harmonizing Electoral Cycles, Evidences from India’, which is co-authored by committee member and 15th Finance Commission chairperson N K Singh and Prachi Mishra, was made before the panel, the statement said.

The presentation “indicated that simultaneous elections would precipitate higher economic growth, and result in more government investment on expenditure on capital and revenue”, the statement said.

The meeting was attended by committee members – former Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Lok Sabha Secretary General Subhash C Kashyap, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari, and senior advocate Harish Salve, the statement said. Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal did not attend.

The committee was set up by the Law Ministry in September 2023 to suggest ways to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, the state Assemblies, municipalities, and panchayats.

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