ProMASS News Bureau: Sep 12, 2016: Union Government has sought public views on holding simultaneous elections of Lok Sabha and State assemblies in the country. It has posted a list of five questions to this end on its website MyGov.com to seek the views of all interested people including common citizens, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, constitutional experts, academics experts, bureaucrats and social media influencers. The last date for submitting the views is 15Oct 2016.
The development comes against the backdrop of PM Narendra Modi floating this idea, which was subsequently articulated by President Pranab Mukherjee.