<p class="title">Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday rejected the idea of holding simultaneous elections in the next few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A key NDA ally, Nitish said that in theory it was a good idea to hold simultaneous elections of all the assemblies and the Lok Sabha, but as of now it was not possible as it would require constitutional amendment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"One nation, one poll is a good idea. But the time is not appropriate to implement it. There are practical difficulties including the mandatory provision of constitutional amendment," said Nitish.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was responding to a query from the media about his opinion on BJP president Amit Shah's letter to the Law Commission for holding simultaneous poll.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nitish, who is also the president of the JD(U), had always favoured "one nation, one poll" but added that it was not possible in 2019.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had argued that simultaneous poll was a good idea as it would save time, money and energy involved in holding elections and would help elected governments to focus its energy on governance and development.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But this plan could be implemented only in 2024," he had said earlier.</p>
<p class="title">Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday rejected the idea of holding simultaneous elections in the next few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A key NDA ally, Nitish said that in theory it was a good idea to hold simultaneous elections of all the assemblies and the Lok Sabha, but as of now it was not possible as it would require constitutional amendment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"One nation, one poll is a good idea. But the time is not appropriate to implement it. There are practical difficulties including the mandatory provision of constitutional amendment," said Nitish.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was responding to a query from the media about his opinion on BJP president Amit Shah's letter to the Law Commission for holding simultaneous poll.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nitish, who is also the president of the JD(U), had always favoured "one nation, one poll" but added that it was not possible in 2019.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had argued that simultaneous poll was a good idea as it would save time, money and energy involved in holding elections and would help elected governments to focus its energy on governance and development.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But this plan could be implemented only in 2024," he had said earlier.</p>