One Nation, One Poll: JPC to meet July 11; key legal consultations on cards

NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘One Nation, One Poll’ initiative is scheduled to meet on July 11, 2025, at the Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi.

The panel, headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, will hold consultations with legal experts and former officials as part of its ongoing deliberations on the proposed constitutional reforms, reported news agency ANI.

The meeting is a part of the broader exercise to examine the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aim to enable simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.


The committee’s next phase involves seeking feedback from legal and institutional stakeholders to refine its recommendations.

The proposed legislation, introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024, would allow the President to issue a notification on the date of the first sitting of the Lok Sabha, likely in 2029, to fix the schedule for future simultaneous elections.

Under the plan, assemblies elected after 2029 would have terms ending with the five-year term of that Lok Sabha, aligning all future polls by 2034.

PP Chaudhary has earlier stated that assemblies elected in 2032, including Uttar Pradesh’s, may have shortened tenures to match the national cycle. “Tenures of assemblies may be reduced to two or three years to ensure that all elections are held together in 2034,” Chaudhary had explained.

The 39-member committee includes 27 Lok Sabha MPs and 12 Rajya Sabha MPs, with representation from across the political spectrum. Notable members include BJP’s Anurag Thakur and Bansuri Swaraj, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Manish Tewari, and NCP’s Supriya Sule.

The committee has so far visited Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, with plans to tour more states and Union Territories before finalising its report.

The government has maintained that holding simultaneous elections will streamline governance, reduce the frequency and cost of polls, and minimise policy paralysis caused by the Model Code of Conduct. However, critics, including several opposition parties, have flagged concerns over its impact on India’s federal structure and the autonomy of state governments.

The July 11 meeting is expected to offer further clarity on the legal and logistical roadmap for implementing the ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework, a key priority of the Modi government.