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After the bill was laid down, the opposition protested and demanded the bill be withdrawn.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,

Following the introduction in the Lok Sabha, the bill has been sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed discussions and deliberations.

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.

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

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.

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.