Right now, there’s a big discussion happening in India’s Parliament about a plan called ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOP). This plan suggests that elections for the national and state governments should happen at the same time to save money and time.
The voting on this bill is happening in the Lok Sabha (one part of Parliament). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked for a special group called the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into this bill and get more people’s opinions on it.
The government’s team is also working hard to explain to everyone the good things about this bill so they can get support from more people. But passing this bill won’t be easy. Right now, the ruling party, the NDA, has 293 members in Lok Sabha out of 543 total seats and 125 members in Rajya Sabha (the other part of Parliament) out of 245 seats. They need a lot of votes to make this bill a reality by the year 2034.
In the past, when they tried to change rules about Article 370 (which allowed certain regions special rights), they had a lot more members supporting them. So, it’s a tougher road for Modi now with the ONOP bill.
Parliament Faces Challenges in Passing ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill
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