One Election will boost country’s GDP by 1 to 1.5 percent: Ram Nath Kovind

Former President Ram Nath Kovind has said that One Nation, One Election (ONOE) has potential to boost India’s GDP by 1 to 1.5 percent. Making a strong pitch for ‘one nation, one election,’ former President and chairman of the ONOE committee said that it will be a game changer for the country. 

Talking to mediapersons in Kanpur, Mr Kovind said central government will have to build consensus for the implementation of ONOE. While voicing support for holding simultaneous elections to the state assemblies and Lok Sabha in the country, Mr Kovind



asserted that this issue is in the interest of the nation.

     

In September this year, Union Cabinet approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, proposing concurrent elections for the Lok Sabha, assembly, urban bodies and panchayats, all to be conducted within a 100-day timeframe. A high-level committee, chaired by Mr Kovind, presented these suggestions in their comprehensive report. Union Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections.