The Hindu·3 min read·hard
India’s democracy needs different electoral rhythms
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Shashi Tharoor
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The article argues that the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal threatens India's federal structure and parliamentary system. It suggests that fixed election cycles are incompatible with a system where the executive's legitimacy depends on continuous legislative confidence.
The “One Nation, One Election (ONOE)” proposal (to enforce a uniform, synchronised timeline for national and State elections across India) represents a profound misapprehension of the structural mechanics of the parliamentary system, and poses an existential threat to the federal architecture designed by the framers of the Constitution.
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