Why Narendra Modi talks so often about 'one nation one election'

It is evident that the Modi government cannot ensure the passage of a constitutional amendment for simultaneous polls in its current term without building consensus among opposition political parties

On Wednesday evening, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers and deputy chief ministers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah. Subsequent to the meeting, BJP leaders told the media that they discussed the need for more public debate on simultaneous polls, or 'one nation one election'.

This isn’t the first time the PM has spoken about the simultaneous polls. It is intriguing the PM has repeatedly brought up the issue when it is evident that his party is woefully short of the requisite numbers in Parliament to get a constitutional amendment required to push through the agenda.

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