- Overview: The High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections has officially submitted its final, legally vetted roadmap to the President of India, detailing the constitutional amendments required to implement ‘One Nation, One Election’ by 2029.
- Key Points:
- Constitutional Amendments: Proposes specific amendments to Article 83 (Duration of Houses of Parliament) and Article 172 (Duration of State Legislatures).
- Ratification Requirement: Recommends that the constitutional changes will require ratification by at least half of the State Assemblies, given its impact on federal structures.
- Logistical Scaling: Outlines a massive scaling up of EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) and VVPAT manufacturing to handle simultaneous national and state polling.
- Governance Continuity: Aims to end the “perpetual election mode,” reducing the burden on the exchequer and ensuring uninterrupted developmental governance free from Model Code of Conduct (MCC) pauses.
Source Link: Ministry of Law & Justice – Electoral Reforms
- Q8. According to the Indian Constitution, the power to prematurely dissolve a State Legislative Assembly before the completion of its five-year term is vested in the:
- A) President of India (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
- B) Governor of the State (on the advice of the Chief Minister)
- C) Election Commission of India
- D) Chief Justice of the High Court
