NDTV Explains: Numbers Behind 'One Nation, One Poll', Can Bill Pass?

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party does not seem to have - as on Tuesday evening - the numbers to push through the Lok Sabha the two bills to amend the Constitution and guide its 'one nation, one election' dream a step closer to reality.

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday afternoon held a division vote to introduce two Constitutional Amendment bills that will permit simultaneous federal and state elections, part of the ruling BJP's flagship 'one nation, one election' push.

A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal tables "One Nation, One Poll", a constitutional amendment bill, in the Lok Sabha.

Two bills to amend the Constitution - to permit holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections together, part of the 'one nation, one election' push - were tabled in the Lok Sabha today, triggering furious protests by the opposition.

The Centre will introduce a bill to amend 'The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019' in Lok Sabha next week, to integrate the Union Territory with its 'One Nation, One Election' initiative, a senior government official told NDTV.