The Big Picture - One Nation One Election

Chairing an all-party meeting on the eve of the first session of the new Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited heads of all parties to a meeting on June 19 to discuss the "one nation, one election" idea and other important matters. Noting that there are many new faces in this Lok Sabha, PM Modi said the first session of the Lower House of Parliament should begin with "fresh zeal and new thinking". Addressing the media later, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said the prime minister has requested all parties, especially the opposition, for their cooperation for the smooth functioning of both Houses of Parliament. Apart from "one nation, one election" the all party meeting has been called to deliberate on other matters like - celebrations of 75 years of India's Independence in 2022 and 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary this year. On this edition of the big picture we will analyse the ‘one nation, one election’ issue

Guest - S K Mendiratta, Former Advisor, Election Commission,
Ashok Tandon, Senior Journalist,
Prof. Sunil K Choudhary, Political Analyst,
Satya Prakash, Legal Editor, The Tribune,

Anchor - Frank Rausan Pereira