BJP allies JD(U), LJP come out in support of one nation, one election

NEW DELHI: A day after government asserted that it will achieve PM Modi's one nation-one poll target during his current term, NDA partners pledged their support for the move.
JD(U) and LJP formally extended support for the move, which has been opposed by opposition parties.
In a statement on Monday, JD(U) said BJP’s plan to go back to the scheme of synchronised polls, which was the norm until 1967, would be conducive to the goal of faster development.The party’s working president Sanjay Jha said frequent elections created hurdles in the country’s progress as a large amount of public money was spent on conducting them. “JD(U) lends its full support to the one nation-one election plan of the NDA. By doing so, the country will not only get rid of frequent elections but also the Centre will focus on stable policies and evidence-based reforms,” he said.
LJP: Constant polling hits government projects
JDU’s working president Sanjay Jha’s statement on one nation-one election was endorsed by another JDU member and Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary.
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national general secretary and national spokesperson Ajay Pandey said, “We are in full support of one nationone election. We strongly feel that elections round the year in some part or the other take aheavy toll on the plans and implementation of government projects besides resulting in heavy expenditure.”
In his Independence Day address, Modi had made a strong pitch for simultaneous elections, stating that frequent elections impeded the country’s progress.
BJP, in its election manifesto, had promised to implement the one nation-one election plan during its third term.