Tag: Simultaneous Elections

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations of early and simultaneous elections in the country, Odisha government on Monday directed all the district collectors to submit draft election management plans by September 30, 2018. While the first-level checking of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in all the districts across the State […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for simultaneous elections in the country. Speaking to media, Patnaik said that his government has decided to extend support because it is in the very interest of the people and the country at large. “Elections are essential in a […]

Bhubaneswar: With all eyes on 2019 elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today came out in favour of BJP’s push for “One Nation, One Poll” or simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the country. Odisha MSME Minister and senior BJD leader Prafulla Samal stated, “There is a need to conduct simultaneous polls as […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculations over early Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha today urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make adequate preparations to hold elections to Odisha Assembly simultaneously. BJD’s Puri MP, PinakiMisratoday met the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and apprised him about the State’s stand in case the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has been strongly backed by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), while some other opposition parties termed the suggestion as “impractical”. Modi has called a meeting of Presidents of all political parties represented in the Parliament on June 19 to discuss “one […]