<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">''<div>The Law Commission today began a two-day consultation in New Delhi with all the national and recognised state political parties to discuss the feasibility of conducting simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>There was a mixed response from parties who attended the consultations. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Shiromani Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral said, One Nation One Election is in nation's interest. He added that elections have become expensive and government expenditure on elections cost a huge amount of money which is wasteful expenditure.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>BJP spokesperson, Sudesh Verma said, it is a welcome proposal.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>However, Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee said, his party is against simultaneous elections as it is impractical and not feasible. He said, the concept is contrary to the Constitution. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on several occasions stressed the need to hold simultaneous polls to help save time and money and allow political parties to pay more attention to governance. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The Law Commission had written to the seven recognised national parties and 59 state parties to participate in the meeting. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>In its draft, the law panel has recommended several amendments to the Constitution and the Representation of People's Act, 1950 to facilitate and sustain the simultaneous polls. </div></div>