The high-level committee on simultaneous elections, chaired by Ram Nath Kovind, on Thursday met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted its report on 'One Nation, One Election'. The report comprises 18,626 pages.
Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at Rashtrapati Bhawan when Kovind led panel submitted the report.
"Simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies can be held in first step, followed by local body polls within 100 days in second step," reported PTI quoting the panel.
"Synchronised polls for all three tiers of government to improve governance architecture, in line with quest of aspirational India," it added.
The report has been submitted 191 days after the constitution of the panel on September 2, 2023.
It's further reported that the proposal also puts focus on having a singular electoral roll for holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and local body polls.
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