The proposed power to the Election Commission in a Bill that seeks to lay a legal framework to hold simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is not excessive, the Law Commission is learnt to have told a parliamentary committee on Thursday (December 4, 2025).
The law panel top brass briefed the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills on simultaneous elections.
During the briefing, members said the law panel also noted that the Constitution amendment Bill did not require ratification by at least 50% of the State Assemblies to come into force.
Opposition MPs questioned the Law Commission officials on the constitutionality and adherence to the federal spirit in the Bill.
The commission officials briefed the committee members, but were not able to give a satisfactory answer to the questions, an opposition MP claimed.
