In its submissions to the Law Commission and Kovind panel, the Election Commission flagged the need for the large numbers of additional EVMs and VVPATs that will be required, along with the requirements of time and money.

The BJP-led NDA government on Wednesday took another step towards 'one nation, one election' as the Union Cabinet approved the Kovind panel recommendations for simultaneous elections in the country. The panel,

India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on Wednesday, a move pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve governance.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections and hence paving the way for ‘One nation, one election’.

As the Union Cabinet on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a countrywide consensus-building exercise,

One nation, one election” was one of the key promises in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s manifesto for the 2024 national elections