Bill, 2024, better known as the One Nation, One Election Bill, in the Lok Sabha. While the BJP has the support of its NDA allies, the opposition parties have vehemently opposed the call for simultaneous general and Assembly elections.

After the bill was laid down, the opposition protested and demanded the bill be withdrawn. The opposition also sought the division of votes to introduce the bill in the Lok Sabha. After the first-ever e-voting in the Parliament followed by a count of paper slips,

Bill and the Union Territories Amendment Bill were passed through a division of votes, marking the first use of the electronic voting system in the new Parliament House.

India's federal government is seeking to bring a controversial bill for holding federal and state assembly elections together.

A bill to amend the Constitution and hold Lok Sabha and assembly elections together is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. According to the bill, simultaneous elections will begin in 2034, with the process starting after the Lok Sabha elections in 2029.

During voting on whether the Bill to amend the Constitution could be introduced, the government managed to get a majority as per requirement but it fell way short of two-third majority of MPs present in the House at 269-198.

Opposition MPs say the government failed to secure a two-thirds majority. However, experts say a special majority is not required to introduce Constitution Amendment Bills.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced draft legislation in India’s parliament to hold simultaneous elections across the country, the latest step to alter the electoral landscape in the world’s biggest democracy.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send notice to 20 MPs who were absent during voting on ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The BJP had issued a three-line whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs to be present in the House today.