Former President Ram Nath Kovind-led panel submitted an extensive report on 'One Nation One Election (ONOE)' to President Droupadi Murmu.

The high-level committee recommended that the central government must develop a legally tenable mechanism to restore the cycle of simultaneous elections.

The report comprises 18,626 pages, and is the outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work of 191 days, since its inception on September 2, 2023.

The report was submitted to President Murmu after the panel met her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi earlier in the day.

Highlights of the report

• The Committee was of the unanimous view that simultaneous elections will bring fundamental transformation in the electoral process and overall governance.
• The committee recommended the introduction of Article 324A for enabling simultaneous elections in panchayats and municipalities with the general elections of the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies.
• It  also suggested that the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections must be held simultaneously, and within 100 days of its completion, municipality and panchayat polls should be conducted.