Nitish Kumar: Simultaneous Lok Sabha and state polls not possible

Patna, Aug 14 Conducting simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies isn't conceivable, said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar while remarking on 'One country one election' on Tuesday.

"Is election mein yeh possible nahi hai ki Lok Sabha aur sabhi Vidhan Sabha ka chunav ek sath kiya jaaye. Yeh sambhav nahi hai. Vyacharik roop se yeh sahi hai (It isn't conceivable to gather information for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha in this races. It isn't conceivable. This remains constant ideologically)," said Kumar at an occasion.

The BJP-drove Centre is right now trying to construct an agreement on concurrent races for Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.

Be that as it may, political gatherings are partitioned on the issue. Other than NDA constituent Shiromani Akali Dal, the AIADMK, the Samajwadi Party and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti have upheld it. The Congress, Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, DMK, Telugu Desam Party, Left parties and the JD(S) have opposed the proposal, announced news office.

Prior on Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat stated, "Synchronous surveys aren't conceivable without revisions in law. Be that as it may, if surveys are to be held in portions, as in 11 states without a moment's delay, potential outcomes are there if every particular house consent to break up and conduct polls together.”

The Centre is at present thinking about assembling an all-party meeting on the issue after the Law Commission suggests a legitimate structure on the issue.

Sources in the legislature said an all-party meeting could be assembled in the coming days to augment the ambit of talk among government officials on the issue of concurrent surveys. Be that as it may, no official choice has been taken so far on gathering the meet.

On Monday, the BJP introduced a solid pitch for synchronous surveys to "check consumption", in the midst of signs in a few quarters that efforts can be made to hold the Lok Sabha decision with that for 10-11 congregations right on time one year from now by postponing races in three BJP-ruled states and propelling the same for others booked for later in 2019.