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• In Favour Of ONOE

  One Nation, One Election: A Long Overdue Move

  

  India’s electoral system, which produces genuine leaders, must be designed for the country’s long-term growth

  K. Vivek Reddy
• Centralisation

  Does India's Election Architecture Have Space For One Nation, One Election?

  

  The idea of One Nation, One Election seems outlandish since the architecture of the election process doesn’t allow much space for it

  Tanvir Aeijaz
• Endangering State Powers

  One Nation, One Election: The Federalism Question

  

  Simultaneous elections will lead to the mixing of national and state-level issues, which does not serve the electorate’s best interests

  S.Y. Quraishi
• Constitutional Challenges

  Is One Nation, One Election A Threat To Federalism?

  

  Is One Nation, One Election a threat to federalism? Will it have an impact on the power dynamics between the Centre and the states? Will it curtail the power of state assemblies and chief ministers? 

  Abhik Bhattacharya
• The Right to Choose

  One Nation, One Predilection: A Questionable Move

  

  This move is questionable as it assumes, or even aspires, that people vote the same way in state and national elections

  Aditya Sondhi