(LiveMint)
Taking forward the discussion on simultaneous elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hosted a meeting of all its chief ministers and deputy chief ministers to find ways to deliver on its promise of “one nation, one election”. Senior BJP leaders are of the view that simultaneous elections are needed to push development. Chief ministers of several BJP states argued that because of the continuos process of elections and implementation of the model code of conduct, state governments were finding it difficult to carry out development work.
“There is a need to create awareness in the country and start the process of discussions so that people know that the functioning of the state governments was getting affected due to continuous elections and model code of conduct,” said a senior BJP leader who was part of the meeting. The leader said the participants also discussed how to hold simultaneous assembly elections along with the 2019 Lok Sabha elections next year.
