<span style="color: #222222;">Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that simultaneous elections of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies will result in huge saving to the public exchequer. The Minister gave this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. Mr. Rijju said, the need for simultaneous elections have been felt as elections have become big budget affair and expensive. He said, the General Elections to the Lok Sabha and all the State Legislative Assemblies were held simultaneously in 1951-52, 1957, 1962 and 1967.<br />''<br />''The Law Commission in its 170th Report on Reform on Electoral Laws has suggested simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for the sake of stability in governance. The Minister said, it will also curb the adverse effect due to prolonged enforcement of Model Code of Conduct.</span><br />