The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved bills to implement ‘One Nation, One Election’, and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session, sources said.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The government is keen on holding wider consultations on bills which are likely to be referred to a parliamentary committee.
Sources said the government was also keen to consult the Speakers of various state legislative assemblies through the committee.
Moving ahead with its ‘one nation, one election’ plan, the government in September accepted the recommendations of the high-level committee for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner.