The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, met on Monday at the Parliament House Annexe (PHA) in New Delhi.
Speaking to ANI after the meeting, the Chairman highlighted the benefits of the proposed reform, noting that it does not violate democracy, and urged all parties to come together to implement it.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday raised concerns about the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections 2026, citing issues with voter lists, removable ink, and old EVM machines.
Gita Gopinath highlighted that election years see delayed private investment (approximately 5% decline), higher primary deficits, and reduced capital expenditure. Sources said that Gopinath estimated that the election reform could lead to a 1.5% GDP increase (₹4.5 lakh crore additional GD
The meeting, as part of the panel's ongoing review of the major electoral reform proposal, was joined by two distinguished economists: Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM), and Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the Internat
Chaudhary also stressed that the concept of One Nation One Election is in the interest of the country as it will solve many problems, whether it is the economic aspect or the governance.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on One Nation One Election (ONOE) interacted with economic experts on Wednesday, with Chairman of the panel PP Chaudhary stating that the move is expected to benefit the GDP by up to 1.5 per cent or approximately Rs 7 lakh crore, according to broad
BJP MP and Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairperson PP Chaudhary on Wednesday said that holding elections simultaneously could help achieve the vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047, ahead of the targeted time.
Speaking to the reporters, the Union Minister said that all districts, panchayats, block panchayats, municipalities, and panchayats have passed a resolution in favour of the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal.
On the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting with former CJI Sanjiv Khanna over 'One Nation One Election', BJP MP and JPC Chairperson, PP Chaudhary, on Tuesday, said that it was agreed that this bill is in line with the Indian Constitution.