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Thursday, July 30, 2026
TopicOne Nation One Election

Topic: One Nation One Election

One nation, one election designed to silence state voices—ex-Law Commission chairman Justice A.P. Shah

At conclave on ‘One Nation-One Election, Federalism and Citizenship’, ex-Delhi HC Chief Justice spoke against granting ‘unfettered power’ to ECI, warned of chances of poll manipulation.

One Nation One Election is no ‘trial balloon’ for Modi. Sceptics are missing the mark

One Nation One Election arguably represents the ‘crown jewel’ of PM Modi’s one-nation policies, for which the government will go full throttle.

Ram temple, CAA delivered; UCC, ‘One Nation One Election’ coming up—Modi on 47 years of BJP

The PM thanked BJP President Nitin Nabin for organising the foundation day event, while expressing confidence of doing well in the upcoming elections in the five states.

One Nation, One Election could free 26 lakh teachers from poll duty—PM advisory council paper

PM's Economic Advisory Council says simultaneous Lok Sabha & assembly elections would reduce polling personnel deployment by 28 per cent, saving 1.04 crore polling personnel-days over five years.

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.

On Camera

Bar exam to bench, how are Indian women lawyers doing?

Merely mandating a quota without addressing systemic issues will not ensure that women in India thrive and rise in the legal profession.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.