NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on Wednesday, a move pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve governance.
A government-appointed panel had recommended in March that simultaneous elections in the world’s most populous country will help increase transparency, but the move is contentious and will have to be approved by parliament.
(Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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