EC sugesstions for simultaneous polls

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Feb 05, 2018, 08:08 PM

EC sugesstions for simultaneous polls

New Delhi Feb 5: The Election commission has once again favored the simultaneous election of Loksabha and Assembly and suggested some guidelines for center too forward in this direction.

Earlier many people today have expressed hurdles in implementation of the reform. EC has said that Five Articles of the Constitution may need amendments -

Article 83 - deal with duration of Houses of Parliament

Article 85 - dissolution of the Lok Sabha by the President

Article 172 - duration of state legislatures

Article 174 - dissolution of state assemblies and

Article 356 -
A consensus of all state governments needs to be obtained and additional EVMs/VVPATs worth about Rs 2,000 crore will be required.

EC has added that "In order to avoid premature dissolution, it may be provided that any 'no-confidence motion' moved against the government in office should also necessarily include a further 'confidence motion' in favour of a government to be headed by a named individual as the future PM and voting should take place for two motions together."