Ready for 'One Nation, One Election': Akhilesh

06 Jun 2018 Evaluate

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav gave his approval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal. In reply to a question pertaining to Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath's backing for the proposal, Yadav said that ‘we are ready for one nation one election. Start your preparations from 2019; we are with you on this matter.’ Earlier, Yogi had indicated that he was in favour of the country holding simultaneous elections, i.e. general as well as assembly elections, to ensure development and other welfare projects don't lag behind.

PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and other prominent political leaders had earlier hinted at creating a better electoral system in the country. They cited convenience and a curbing of expenditure as primary reasons to support this move.

Meanwhile, when questioned about Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief O. P. Rajbhar's comments about the voter's mandate being in favour of K. P. Maurya to be the chief minister, Yadav advised him to raise the issue during meetings with the BJP leaders. He said that ‘why is he telling this to you and me? He should say all this in the meetings they regularly hold’. 

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