The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for One Nation One Election. The bill for holding simultaneous polls is likely to be introduced in the upcoming winter session of Parliament, sources said.
The development came after the report of the high-level committee, which was headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, was placed before the Union Cabinet.
The Modi 2.0 government had constituted the panel under the former President to examine the feasibility of simultaneous elections. The panel submitted its report to the President in March this year.
In recent weeks, the BJP has intensified its pitch for One Nation One Election, which also found a mention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech.
Saying that simultaneous polls were the “need of the hour”, PM Modi contended that frequent polls were creating hurdles in the country’s progress.
Earlier this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah doubled down, saying One Nation One Election would be implemented within the NDA’s current tenure.