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Major Oppn chiefs skip Narendra Modi's meet on simultaneous polls
Updated On: 20 June, 2019 12:19 PM IST | | Agencies
Modi to set up a committee for giving 'time-bound' suggestions on the issue of 'one nation, one election', says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
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PM Narendra Modi chairs a meeting of the heads of various political parties in both the Houses of Parliament ahead of the Budget Session 2019 in New Delhi on Wednesday. Pic/PTI
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met leaders of various political parties having representation in Parliament to explore possibilities of holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections together amid no show by various opposition parties. PM Modi will set up a committee for giving "time-bound" suggestions on the issue of 'one nation, one election', said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Modi had invited the heads of all political parties which have at least one member either in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha for the meeting to discuss several issues, including the "one nation, one election" idea, celebration of 75 years of Independence in 2022 and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year.
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