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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicOne Nation One Election

Topic: One Nation One Election

ONOE: Ex-CJIs say bill ‘may not’ violate basic structure of Constitution, but question powers to EC

While Justice JS Khehar was forthright that bill may fall short of legality and constitutionality in other aspects, Justice DY Chandrachud was guarded, says an oppn MP.

JPC meet: Attorney general backs ‘One Nation, One Election’, HC ex-chief justice says it needs tweaks

An Opposition MP, it is learnt, said that if more amendments were needed to ensure Centre's proposal clears judicial scrutiny, the 2 ONOE bills 'were clearly not desirable'.

At 1st JPC meet on simultaneous polls, Oppn MPs slam ‘unconstitutional’ proposal, question cost savings

Law ministry gives presentation running into thousands of pages; BJP MP says Kovind panel consulted over 25,000 citizens, with 'overwhelming majority' in favour.

Modi govt is chasing imagined dragons with one nation, one election. Focus on real reforms

The Kovind Committee claims that the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct results in “governance deficit”. This argument is popular with people who haven’t actually read the MCC.

Can ONOE work? It has one good argument going for it, and that’s enough

ONOE will ensure that elected central and state governments have at least 4.5 years to focus on doing the right things instead of frittering away time worrying about re-elections.

India distances self from China’s claim of ‘6-point consensus’ reached at Doval-Wang Yi meet

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Our take on wealth tax, one nation one election, & RBI repo rate—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Global media goes ‘inside’ the RSS & ‘decodes’ one nation one election

International media also reports on how an entire Maharashtra village went from 'rags to riches' and is now creating its own jobs to sustain development.

BJP is 10 years late in pushing one nation, one election. Modi isn’t as popular now

Endless committees have been set up by the government to justify One Nation, One Election and their conclusions have been weak and unconvincing.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.