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Work towards One Nation, One Election (simultaneous elections)

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

What does this status mean?

Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“We have set up a High Powered Committee to examine the issues of conducting simultaneous elections and will work towards the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.54

Our Assessment

The process has advanced through formal stages: a High-Level Committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind (constituted September 2023) submitted its report recommending simultaneous elections in March 2024; the Union Cabinet accepted the recommendations; and the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024 and referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, whose tenure has been extended to the Monsoon Session of 2026. The commitment is being actively pursued, but simultaneous elections have not been implemented (the bills are still under parliamentary examination and require constitutional amendment). Partial.