<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for widespread debate and consultations on simultaneous elections for Parliament and State Assemblies. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;">Addressing the fourth meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council in New Delhi, Mr Modi flagged the issue of simultaneous elections at the central and the state level, citing its multiple benefits. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;">Briefing reporters after the meeting NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar <span id="m_-7991378475944088735gmail-77" class="m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr_ m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr_77 m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr- m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr_gramm m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-7991378475944088735gmail-gr_run_anim m_-7991378475944088735gmail-Punctuation m_-7991378475944088735gmail-only-del m_-7991378475944088735gmail-replaceWithoutSep" style="display: inline; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; font-size: inherit;">said,</span> Prime Minister noted that the country remains in perpetual election mode and suggested that there could be one uniform voter list for all elections.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: small;">NITI Aayog had last year suggested synchronised, two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly polls from 2024 so as to ensure minimum 'campaign-mode' disruption to governance. Elections Commission and Law Commission are examining the issue. <br />''</div>