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One election bill: MPs may seek to curb ECI power to defer polls

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September 05, 2025

A number of lawmakers have expressed the need for the One Nation, One Election legislation to curb what they see as the excessive power the draft bestows upon the Election Commission of India (ECI), something that was highlighted by several jurists including former Chief Justices of India who appeared before the panel.

- Saubhadra Chatterji and Smriti Kak Ramachandran

The lawmakers have expressed an opinion that the Bommai judge-ment-which explicitly establishes Parliament's role in approving dissol

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