The Aayog
paper seconds the Parliamentary Standing Committee report
which recommended a two-phase approach.
The Committee has envisaged holding of elections of some Legislative Assemblies at midterm of Lok Sabha and remaining with the end of tenure of Lok Sabha."
Taking a cue from the committee's recommendations, the paper suggests timing the Phase I elections from April-May 2019. Elections to the remaining State Assemblies under Phase II can take place mid-way into the Lok Sabha term, around October-November 2021.
This means elections can take place every two-and-a-half years (30 months) once the electoral cycles of Lok Sabha and all State Assemblies are synchronized.
Under the second option, the need for curtailing or extending terms is considerably lower.
In Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland, implementing this proposal will require curtailing Assembly terms by not more than 15 months.
The Committee has envisaged holding of elections of some Legislative Assemblies at midterm of Lok Sabha and remaining with the end of tenure of Lok Sabha."
Taking a cue from the committee's recommendations, the paper suggests timing the Phase I elections from April-May 2019. Elections to the remaining State Assemblies under Phase II can take place mid-way into the Lok Sabha term, around October-November 2021.
This means elections can take place every two-and-a-half years (30 months) once the electoral cycles of Lok Sabha and all State Assemblies are synchronized.
Under the second option, the need for curtailing or extending terms is considerably lower.
In Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland, implementing this proposal will require curtailing Assembly terms by not more than 15 months.
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