There are reports that the cabinet has cleared the one Nation one Vote bill. The entire country will go fo voting on onr day and it will not be in a phased manner like earlier times.Simultaneous polls will “transform the electoral process (and) governance” and “optimise scarce resources”, the panel had said, noting that 32 parties and prominent judicial figures, including former Supreme Court Chief Justices and High Court judges, had backed this measure.
Among the advantages claimed were that it makes the electoral process easier, and that synchronising will also boost economic growth; the argument was that a single round of elections will allow businesses and corporate firms to take decisions without fear of adverse policy changes.
The panel has also reasoned that (eventually) holding elections at all three levels – for the Lok Sabha, for state Assemblies, and for panchayats – will “avoid disruption of supply chains and production cycles due to migrant workers seeking leave of absence to cast their votes”
