From logistics to planning, conducting elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies together will require significant changes to be carried out in the conduct of polls by the ECI.

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,

The Union Cabinet approved the 'one nation, one election' proposal, which aims to synchronize the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies, and local body polls. The high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind recommended several constitutional amendments,

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

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the Union cabinet's decision to adopt the high-level panel's recommendations for simultaneous elections. He believes this will simplify the electoral process,

Opposing the government's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, the opposition parties attacked the "impractical and unrealistic" proposal of the Union government and said that it is not in the "favour" of the country.

The Cabinet has ‘unanimously’ approved the Kovind committee's report on simultaneous polls, Union minister Ashwini said on Wednesday.