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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicOne Nation One Election

Topic: One Nation One Election

BJP’s ‘flustered’ by Oppn’s INDIA alliance — Urdu press weighs in on ‘India vs Bharat’ row

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

PM’s bid to stir up Oppn with Bharat-India debate won’t help BJP this time, says Lalu Prasad Yadav

Commenting on ‘President of Bharat’ invites for G20 dinner, RJD chief asks if Modi will remove ‘India’ from currency notes too, adds INDIA bloc to finalise seat-sharing 'at state level'.

The ‘Xi-20’ group, ‘Bharat’ not INDIA & ‘One Nation One Dress’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘What if Opposition renames INDIA alliance Bharat’ — Kejriwal questions ‘President of Bharat’ G20 invites

Indicating that BJP govt was 'extremely upset' with Opposition parties coming together, Delhi CM & AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal also criticises Centre's push for 'One Nation, One Election'.

Modi govt reinvents ‘one’ while INDIA alliance’s ‘Mumbai concert’ takes center stage

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

What’s behind Modi govt’s push for ‘One Nation, One Election’ and why it has rattled INDIA

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has ruled out the possibility of early elections but opposition politicians cite many reasons why they think PM Modi is preparing to spring a surprise.

11 parties in favor, 10 against. What a 2018 Law Commission report said about simultaneous polls

Draft report characterised simultaneous polls as 'solution to prevent the country from being in constant election mode', emphasised that frequent elections lead to greater expenditure.

Modi govt wants India to slowly turn into dictatorship — Kharge on ‘One Nation, One Election’ push

Day after lone Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join panel on simultaneous polls, Kharge attacks Modi govt over move, says it wants to turn India into 'dictatorship'.

Stalin slams ‘One Nation, One Election’ push, calls it ‘conspiracy by BJP’

Speaking about the government panel on the idea headed by Ram Nath Kovind, the CM said former presidents 'should stay out of politics'.

Amit Shah, Adhir, Ghulam Nabi part of Kovind-led panel to study ‘One Nation, One Election’ feasibility

Part of BJP’s poll promise of electoral reforms, theory aims for simultaneous LS & assembly elections. Panel to submit recommendations at the earliest, no time frame given.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.