Political Backlash While the ruling BJP and its allies are pushing for simultaneous polls, several opposition parties have opposed the idea. Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The Union Cabinet has cleared the bill on 'One Nation, One Election'. Notably, Kharge, in a letter to the secretary of the high-level committee on ONOE sent …
In the 75-minute press conference held by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, flanked by two newly-appointed election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, and other officials on March 16, Mr Kumar answered a question about the lengthy span of seven phases, which is alleged to be favouring the ruling party, the BJP. It is interesting that on March 14, …
