"We had invited 40 political parties out of which presidents of 21 parties participated three other parties sent their opinion on the subjects in writing, most parties which attended the meeting chaired by Modi had assured support to the proposal of simultaneous polls"Several parties supported the proposal for simultaneous conduct of elections. While some of them were also of the view that all aspects of this proposal need to be examined carefully. Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora, who represented Congress in the meeting said the house needs to debate the issue one 'One nation One election'. There is no doubt that this idea is an "important and valuable reform", but the final decision should come on it by taking all political parties on board and seeking opinions of the intelligentsia, organisations working for electoral reforms and students, he added.
PM announces a committee to study ‘one nation one election’
PM Modi chaired a Meeting of Presidents of all Political Parties and announced a committee to study the issue of ‘one nation one election’ threadbare

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Meeting of Party Presidents of all political parties having representation in Parliament, here in New Delhi on Wednesday. A total of 21 Party Presidents attended the meeting. "Most parties which attended the meeting chaired by Modi had assured support to the proposal of simultaneous polls, Cabinet minister Rajnath Singh told media after the meeting was over. "We had invited 40 political parties out of which presidents of 21 parties participated three other parties sent their opinion on the subjects in writing," he added.