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Simultaneous polls: BJD calls for adoption of

German model
The party has proposed a solution bypassing the need for mid-term elections, even if an
elected parliamentary government loses the con dence of the majority of members.
Written by Sampad Patnaik | • Bhubaneswar |
Published: June 22, 2019 4:32:50 am

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The BJD has pointed to a provision used in Germany which could form the basis of a possible
constitutional amendment to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for one-nation,
one-election, in which in all elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislatures are held
simultaneously.

The party has proposed a solution bypassing the need for mid-term elections, even if an
elected parliamentary government loses the con dence of the majority of members.

The German provision allows a Parliament to withdraw con dence from a head of government
only if there is a positive majority for a prospective successor.

The principle ensures that the new head of government has enough parliamentary support to
govern without calling for fresh elections. “The underlying premise is that there is a xed ve-
year-tenure (for the House) and that there will be a government no matter what. The
government will be presumed to have a majority unless another grouping is in a position to
demonstrate that they have greater numbers,” said BJD’s Lok Sabha leader Pinaki Misra.

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