The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the One Nation, One Election Bills has shelved its proposed October 6 interaction with the Chief Justice of India and sitting Supreme Court judges, after Kapil Sibal objected that such a meeting would breach the separation of powers.
Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna told the JPC that the One Nation, One Election bill doesn’t directly weaken the rule of majority-backed governments but warned that deferring polls “may result in indirect President’s rule.” He flagged possible violations of the Constitution’s basic structure and federal principles.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ will meet on April 22, 2025, to discuss the implications of synchronizing elections in India. Experts presented varied views, addressing potential benefits like reduced costs and increased governance efficiency. Concerns regarding representation of regional issues and constitutional integrity were also raised.
Former Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Rohit Arya has been appointed as the coordinator for the BJP’s One Nation, One Election initiative, announced by BJP State President Vishnu Dutt Sharma. Arya, who joined the BJP post-retirement, faces scrutiny from his judicial past but is now strategically aligned with the party’s election synchronization goals.
