Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday backed the "One Nation, One Election" proposal saying, the need of the hour as frequent elections waste a lot of time and money.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the Union government over 'One Nation One Election', saying that the party will oppose this proposal.
"Unfortunately, the NDA government is destroying the Constitution of India day by day. India is a federal country. There is a federal structure here. One Nation, One Election is undermining this federal structure," Mufti said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress-led UPA government for the largest power outage in the country in 2012 and said his government has worked towards 'One Nation, One Grid' and there is uninterrupted power supply in all parts of the country.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the Union government on 'One Nation One Election' and suggested dissolving the ruling government and holding the elections again in the nation.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday said the "one nation, one election" proposal is in the best interest of the country and will contribute to strengthening the nation.
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP NK Premachandran on Saturday said that they are opposing 'One Nation One Election' as it is against the basic character of the constitution.
Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce 'The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on December 16 (Monday).
Senior Congress leader and MP Digvijay Singh raising questions over the practicality of 'One Nation, One Election' said that if a state government falls in six months or loses its majority, will the state have to remain without a government for the rest of the 4.5 years.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the One Nation One Election (ONOE) is a conspiracy hatched by the BJP to finish off small regional parties which add strength to the India bloc.