The Election Commision will have to get a consent from all recognised national and regional parties to pull off simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, sources in the poll body have said.
“The Election Commission in its earlier responses to the government has underlined the need for political consensus.
All parties have to be on board, following which a constitutional amendment will have to be made,” said an EC official.
“Articles 83(2) and 172(1) do not allow the Lok Sabha and state assembly terms to extended beyond five years and Article 356 allows the union government to dismiss a state government in case of law and order failure,” the official added.
The government will have to address the issue of what happens if a state government does not complete a term.
