P.P. Chaudhary, chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills, said the panel cannot curtail the terms of existing State Assemblies. He said States could choose to dissolve their Assemblies and align their elections with the Lok Sabha once the proposed law comes into effect.

Chidambaram labels 'One Nation, One Election' proposal as unconstitutional during parliamentary committee discussions on simultaneous polls.

Former minister P Chidambaram called the 'one nation, one election' plan unconstitutional. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy also urged significant changes to the proposed framework.…