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?
Efforts are on to hold the first meeting of the high-level committee in the coming days and a venue is being finalised.
The Centre has set up a Committee, chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, to investigate the possibility of holding parliamentary and state elections at the same time.
Once the system of simultaneous elections is put in place, the next important question that needs to be explored is how to ensure that the simultaneity remains intact in the long run.
The committee is set up to explore the feasibility of 'one nation, one election', a decision by the Centre that opened the possibility of conducting the Lok Sabha polls with a string of state assembly elections awaited...
A new committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind is set to investigate the possibility of implementing a "one nation, one election" system in India. This move gathered a lot of reactions and criticism from the...
The Centre earlier formed an eight-member 'One Nation, One Election' committee chaired by ex-president Ram Nath Kovind to suggest changes to Constitution for simultaneous polls.
Congress strongly condemned the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new parliament building instead of President Droupadi Murmy who, according to the Constitution, is known to hold the designation of...
On Thursday, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a three-day national conference for vice-chancellors and called on universities to adopt a global perspective.
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The Governor, a retired Supreme Court judge, also called on former president Ram Nath Kovind as part of a spree of visits in the national capital after the...
On Monday, Ram Nath Kovind, the former Indian President visited the famed Chottanikkara Devi Temple near Kochi.
Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday that overcoming challenges such as remoteness or financial constraints requires resilience and strength.
Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to India's first President Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary at Rajendra Chowk, Raj Bhavan.
Former president Ram Nath Kovind turned 77 on Saturday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished him a happy birthday and praised his statesmanship and...
Kanti Koli was closely associated with Kovind and also represented the fishermen community at the state and national level, officials said.
Articulating the sentiments of Raju Srivastava fans across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that the comedian, who passed away after a 43-day...
The senior BJP leader, while speaking at a Scheduled Caste conference organised by the saffron party, said the Congress was disappearing while the Communist...
RJD has said it is committed to fighting the BJP and if CM Nitish Kumar decides to join this fight, the party will have to take him along.
As the constitutional head, the president is the custodian of the Constitution and is also vested with powers of convening Parliament sessions and acts as the...
President Ram Nath Kovind hosted dinner for his successor Draupadi Murmu, the Prime Minister, vice president, and a few other ministers.
Records show that since 1977, successive presidents have taken oath on July 25. India's first President Rajendra Prasad took oath on January 26, 1950 -- the...
President Ram Nath Kovind said political parties must rise above partisan politics and deliberate on what is essential for the citizens' development and...
To all those who talk about tribal empowerment but divide communities and play politics, Murmu's victory is a reply that tribal empowerment cannot be achieved...
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla were present at the farewell function of President Ram Nath...
