ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION IN INDIA

With a view to cleanse the political funding and decriminalize politics, the Election Commission (EC) is working towards a comprehensive review of the election laws. Former Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on 7 th September,2016 said that the poll panel is eagerly awaiting government's response on its slew of proposals to decriminalize politics and cleanse political funding. One Nation, One Election is a proposed electoral reform in India. It has been proposed to hold a single election for both Lok Sabha and States instead of separate and continuous elections. "Why PM Modi‟s idea of „One Nation, One Election‟ may not work"? (The Financial Express, 7 September 2016)1 . Prime Minister Narendra Modi‟s idea of holding simultaneous elections in the country may be desirable but it may not work in a country as vast and diverse as India, according to experts. Recently in an interview to a news channel, PM Modi had said too many elections in the country were coming in the way of the development of the country. Noting that the country is trapped in the cycle of elections, “It is time to take it out of this cycle. It is time to stop connecting everything with politics.”