Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 31, 2023, 07:00 PM
One Nation One Election: The Modi government at the Center has announced to convene a special session of Parliament from 18 to 22 September. According to sources, the government can bring a bill of one country-one election in this session of Parliament. However, for one country-one election, Article-83, 85, 172, 174 and 356 will have to be amended. PM Modi has been stressing on the idea of holding assembly and general elections together. They argue that this step will reduce the cost of holding elections and also save time for governance.Assembly elections are to be held in four states this year, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Lok Sabha elections may also be held in the middle of next year. The idea of one nation-one election has existed since at least 1983, when the Election Commission first mooted it. However, till 1967, simultaneous elections were common in India.When was the special session called?According to sources, the parliamentary work may shift to the new Parliament House during the special session. Usually there are three sessions of Parliament. This includes the budget session, monsoon session and winter session. In special circumstances, a special session of Parliament can be called. The monsoon session of Parliament ended on 11 August.Earlier, the special session of the Parliament was held on the midnight of 30 June 2017, which was on the occasion of implementation of GST. Although this was a joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. At the same time, a six-day special session was organized in August 1997, which was on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of India's independence.Earlier, a midnight session was held on 9 August 1992 on the 50th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The first such special midnight sessions were held on 14–15 August 1972, the silver jubilee year of independence, and on 14–15 August 1947, the eve of independence.