President Pranab Mukherjee backed PM Modi's idea of holding simultaneous state and national elections in an interaction with students on Teachers' Day. PM Modi first floated the simultaneous polls proposal during a BJP meeting in March, saying this would cut down on the huge cost of holding elections each year. Modi first floated the simultaneous polls proposal during a BJP meeting in March, saying this would cut down on the huge cost of holding elections each year. The idea of holding state and national elections together had been first put forth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March at a BJP meeting. It was also webcast live on the President of India website at webcast.gov.in/president/ and live-streamed on the YouTube channel of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Source: dna September 06, 2016 02:13 UTC