Simultaneous Elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took swipes at each other at simultaneous election rallies in Bengal today. PM Modi added a twist to Ms Banerjee's "khela hobe (game on)" dig at him.

Batting for holding of simultaneous elections in the country, a parliamentary committee on Tuesday said this will reduce the burden on the exchequer, expenditure of political parties and also ensure that human resources are optimally utilised.

The election to Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant after the resignation of IUML MP Kunhalikutty, will be held simultaneously with the coming assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday. The polls are due to be held in April-May.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said in Puducherry on Friday the Assembly polls due in the next few months would be held simultaneously in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.

The government has not set any timeline for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Five months ahead of the assembly elections, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today simultaneously inaugurated 2,000 Amma mini COVID-19 clinics across Tamil Nadu. The state is the fourth worst-affected in the country with nearly eight lakh people contracting the disease since its breakout in January.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi again pitched for the "One Nation One Election" idea today, saying it is not a matter of debate but what the country needs. He also suggested that the Election Commission prepare a single voters' list for Lok Sabha, assembly and panchayat polls, saying separate lists are a "waste of resources".

US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day Wednesday, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win.

Amid speculation over his future political move, West Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday took a dig at the ruling TMC for organising simultaneous rally in Nandigram to mark "Nandigram Diwas", saying that a few people are visiting the area after 13 years as the assembly elections are approaching.

US President Donald Trump gave a combative, at times agitated defense of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday while his election challenger Joe Biden, appearing in a simultaneous television town hall on another network, accused him of having done "nothing."

Two of the world's largest-ever democratic elections with a turnout of nearly 2 billion people, dozens of other assembly or state elections - some simultaneous, while most within a few months of each other; giant leaps forward in our space programme, some of the biggest and most significant reforms since independence, strategic shifts in the defenc...

Simultaneous polls, or ''one nation, one election'', was "not happening very shortly" unless political parties sit together and evolve consensus and bring about requisite amendments in law, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Saturday.

Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni and a few other Marathi actors faced flak on Friday when they simultaneously tweeted a message which seemed to be about the prospect of mid-term elections in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fresh pitch for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying the concept of ''one nation, one election'' is imperative to make the country great.

The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by the Gujarat Congress challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant after BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took swipes at each other at simultaneous election rallies in Bengal today. PM Modi added a twist to Ms Banerjee's "khela hobe (game on)" dig at him.

Batting for holding of simultaneous elections in the country, a parliamentary committee on Tuesday said this will reduce the burden on the exchequer, expenditure of political parties and also ensure that human resources are optimally utilised.

The election to Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, which fell vacant after the resignation of IUML MP Kunhalikutty, will be held simultaneously with the coming assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday. The polls are due to be held in April-May.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said in Puducherry on Friday the Assembly polls due in the next few months would be held simultaneously in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.

The government has not set any timeline for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Five months ahead of the assembly elections, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today simultaneously inaugurated 2,000 Amma mini COVID-19 clinics across Tamil Nadu. The state is the fourth worst-affected in the country with nearly eight lakh people contracting the disease since its breakout in January.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi again pitched for the "One Nation One Election" idea today, saying it is not a matter of debate but what the country needs. He also suggested that the Election Commission prepare a single voters' list for Lok Sabha, assembly and panchayat polls, saying separate lists are a "waste of resources".

US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day Wednesday, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win.

Amid speculation over his future political move, West Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday took a dig at the ruling TMC for organising simultaneous rally in Nandigram to mark "Nandigram Diwas", saying that a few people are visiting the area after 13 years as the assembly elections are approaching.

US President Donald Trump gave a combative, at times agitated defense of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday while his election challenger Joe Biden, appearing in a simultaneous television town hall on another network, accused him of having done "nothing."

Two of the world's largest-ever democratic elections with a turnout of nearly 2 billion people, dozens of other assembly or state elections - some simultaneous, while most within a few months of each other; giant leaps forward in our space programme, some of the biggest and most significant reforms since independence, strategic shifts in the defenc...

Simultaneous polls, or ''one nation, one election'', was "not happening very shortly" unless political parties sit together and evolve consensus and bring about requisite amendments in law, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Saturday.

Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni and a few other Marathi actors faced flak on Friday when they simultaneously tweeted a message which seemed to be about the prospect of mid-term elections in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fresh pitch for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying the concept of ''one nation, one election'' is imperative to make the country great.

The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by the Gujarat Congress challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant after BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha.