Simultaneous elections to be rolled out in phases, hints parl committee

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- Saurabha Kulshreshtha

MUMBAI: The expert panel on the proposed 'One Nation, One Election' legislation hinted that simultaneous elections, at the heart of the legislation, would be rolled out in phases, beginning with simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections. Local body elections would be added at a later stage. This was indicated by PP Chaudhary, chairperson of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on One Nation, One Election, on Monday.