Tenure of parliamentary panel on simultaneous polls extended
The Hindu
Lok Sabha extends parliamentary panel's tenure to review simultaneous polls Bills until the 2026 monsoon session.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining Bills that seek to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies till the monsoon session.
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P.P. Chaudhary, chairmain of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills seeking to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, moved a motion seeking extension of the tenure of the panel.
He sought an extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, up to the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session.
The Lok Sabha adopted the motion by a voice vote.
The Committee has met constitutional experts, economists, Law Commission members, several politicians, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, since it was constituted in December 2026.
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