Why Modi is trying to change the way India votes - India's governing BJP says it is pushing ahead with a plan to tear up the schedule of state elections and make everyone vote at the same time once every five years.

Centre has tasked Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju to talk to Oppn on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, it is learnt; bill on simultaneous polls likely in Winter Session.

The Modi government has approved the ’One Nation, One Election’ plan, aligning Lok Sabha and state assembly polls. A constitutional amendment is needed for its implementation.

Kovind panel had received representations from 47 parties out of which 15 including the Congress, the Left parties, and the TMC had opposed the simultaneous elections

In a politically significant move, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the “one nation, one election" proposal for conducting the parliamentary and Assembly polls simultaneously.

The Modi government aims to implement the ’One Nation, One Election’ proposal, requiring constitutional amendments. While 32 political parties support it, significant opposition exists. It won’t be easy for the government to secure necessary votes in both houses of Parliament.

The Modi government has finally paved the way for the much-anticipated ‘One Nation, One Election’. According to various media reports, the ONOP Bill is expected to be introduced in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

Parliament arithmetic is not the only hurdle that the BJP will have to surmount to implement One Nation One Election. There are bigger tests in store, say experts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today applauded the cabinet's move to green-light the Kovind panel's proposal for "One nation one election"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval of the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal. The plan seeks to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly, and local body elections within 100 days of parliamentary polls.

The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to implement the ‘One Nation, One Election’ plan, which envisages simultaneous polls pan-India. The plan is based on recommendations made by a panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind.