BJP ministers discuss simultaneous election- panchayat to Parliament

New Delhi, March 01: Simultaneous elections from panchayat to Parliament were on Wednesday discussed at a meeting of BJP Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from 19 states, party leaders said.

"Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah heard our suggestions on how to go about simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state Assemblies, urban and rural local bodies at one go. He is studying the issue, which is very important for the country," Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said.

The meeting was held at the BJP headquarters here.

He said round-the-year elections at one or the other state and consequent enforcement of model code of conduct hampers develomental works.