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In a step towards simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for One Nation One Election. The bill for holding simultaneous polls is likely to be introduced in the upcoming winter session of Parliament, sources said.
The development came after the report of the high-level committee, which was headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, was placed before the Union Cabinet.
The Modi 2.0 government had constituted the panel under the former President to examine the feasibility of simultaneous elections. The panel submitted its report to the President in March this year.
In recent weeks, the BJP has intensified its pitch for One Nation One Election, which also found a mention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech.