https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29786 The proposed law for simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls is contended to violate the Constitution's basic structure and undermine federalism by subordinating states to the Union and risking curtailment of the five year tenure guaranteed under Articles 83 and 172. Committee members demanded empirical proof of cost reductions, noting cited expenditure reports predate widespread EVM use, and requested updated election cost data, a comparative savings chart, and consideration of pending census data before adopting the change. en-us Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:31:03 +0530 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29786 The proposed law for simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls is contended to violate the Constitution's basic structure and undermine federalism by subordinating states to the Union and risking curtailment of the five year tenure guaranteed under Articles 83 and 172. Committee members demanded empirical proof of cost reductions, noting cited expenditure reports predate widespread EVM use, and requested updated election cost data, a comparative savings chart, and consideration of pending census data before adopting the change. News - Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=29786