The Indian government is pushing a controversial plan to change the voting system so that elections for state assemblies and the national parliament would take place on the same day.A key election pledge by India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the country's 2024 election was to adopt the "One Nation One Election,

How will the simultaneous election project, cleared by the Union Cabinet, be implemented? What steps have been proposed by the Kovind panel? What constitutional amendments will be required?

The Union Cabinet has accepted the recommendations put forth by the high-level committee on "One Nation, One Election, said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. This decision marks a significant step towards synchronising national and state elections,

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.

In 2019, an all-party meeting was held in Delhi and it was attended by 19 political parties to discuss critical reforms in governance. One of the subjects of the discussions was simultaneous elections

The initiative, based on recommendations from a high-level committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, requires constitutional amendments and political consensus

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 issue of One Nation One Election has been on the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifestoes as part of electoral reforms.