Simultaneous polls: Parliamentary panel holds first meeting

The parliamentary panel constituted to scrutinise the two bills on simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Wednesday (January 8, 2025).

“The officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice are briefing the panel members on the provisions of the proposed laws,” sources said.

Headed by BJPBJPBJP MP PP Chaudhary, the 39-member joint committee of Parliament comprises members from all major parties, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Congress, Sanjay Jha from JD(U), Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde, AAP’s Sanjay Singh, and Kalyan Banerjee from Trinamool Congress.