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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicOne Nation One Election

Topic: One Nation One Election

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.

One nation, one election is BJP’s ‘brahmastra’. It wants state contests to be ‘Modi versus who’, too

However you describe India, exercising the power Modi govt is used to would be challenging if, by end of 2024, there are 18 or more states BJP doesn't rule.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.