Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 20, 2024, 07:00 AM
One Nation One Election: Congress has started uniting the allies of the India Alliance to strongly surround the government on the issue of 'One Nation One Election' in India. The main goal of the party is to defeat the narrative of BJP and create a strong opposition front. Soon, activity can be seen on the ground in this direction.Unity of India AllianceAlthough till some time ago parties like Samajwadi Party (SP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had different opinions regarding 'One Nation One Election', but now India Alliance seems united on this issue. The next step of Congress is to prepare its narrative against the narrative of BJP along with the allies.Two major frontsCongress has prepared its strategy on two major fronts to surround the Modi government:Need for special majority: According to Congress sources, the government will need a special majority i.e. two-thirds majority to pass this Act. At present, the NDA has only 293 MPs, which is much less than the required 362 votes. If the All India Alliance remains united in the Lok Sabha, the difficulties of the Modi government may increase.Attack on the federal structure: Congress believes that if this proposal is implemented, it will open the way to topple the governments of the states. The party is trying to prove that this proposal is a direct attack on the federal structure, so that other regional parties can also become vocal against the government.Preparation of argumentsCongress is trying to explain how 'One Nation One Election' is not possible. For this, the party has based its experience of conducting simultaneous elections in 1952, when separate elections are now being held due to the fall of the government and President's rule. Congress says that there is no guarantee that this will not happen in the future.Congress has prepared arguments against the government's arguments - which say that this will save money and facilitate policy making. The party questions why the government which waives off the loans of industrialists does not take care of these things? If it is a matter of policy making, then the government has 4 years and 11 months time.It can become an issue in the winter sessionParties like Samajwadi Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and Rashtriya Janata Dal, which are part of India Alliance, have openly opposed the 'One Nation One Election'. Akhilesh Yadav has called it a conspiracy, while Aam Aadmi Party says that BJP wants to free itself from its responsibilities through this. Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee has called it against the federal structure.With the opposition attacking on this issue, it is becoming clear that this issue is likely to remain hot in the winter session of Parliament.ConclusionThis effort of Congress and India Alliance is to challenge the government on the issue of 'One Nation One Election'. If the opposition remains united on this issue, then it can not only increase the difficulties of the Modi government, but can also change the scenario of Indian politics.