Simultaneous polls proposal against federal structure and impossible to implement: Karnataka CM and Deputy CM
The HinduThe Congress in Karnataka has opposed the simultaneous election initiative of the Centre by arguing that it is not only against the federal structure but also practically impossible to implement. The Election Commission does not have the capacity or resources to conduct simultaneous elections for both the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies across the entire country. Instead of addressing these pressing issues, the Prime Minister is trying to divert public attention with the gimmick of ‘one nation, one election’ to cover up his failures,” he alleged. ‘Scared of Modi’s charisma’ The BJP State unit has alleged that the Congress is opposing simultaneous election proposal out of fear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma will impact the Opposition’s chances in the Assembly polls if they are held along with the Lok Sabha polls. Pointing out that development works were getting delayed due to the model code of conduct being enforced at different times owing to different schedules of elections for local bodies, Assemblies, and the Lok Sabha, he said holding simultaneous elections would help tackle such a problem.