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The Lok Sabha connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining Bills that question to present simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies till the monsoon session.
Parliament Budget Session highlights connected March 18, 2026
P.P. Chaudhary, chairmain of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Bills seeking to present simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, moved a question seeking hold of the tenure of the panel.
He sought an hold of the tenure of the Joint Committee connected the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, up to the archetypal time of the past week of the 2026 monsoon session.
The Lok Sabha adopted the question by a dependable vote.
The Committee has met law experts, economists, Law Commission members, respective politicians, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, since it was constituted successful December 2026.
The Bills were introduced connected December 17, 2024, successful the Lok Sabha and sent to the Joint Committee for further scrutiny. The 39-member multi-party sheet held its archetypal gathering connected January 8, 2025.
Former archetypal Deputy Managing Director of IMF Gita Gopinath has besides appeared earlier the panel. Former Chief Justices of India Sanjiv Khanna, U.U. Lalit, D.Y. Chandrachud and J.S. Khehar person besides appeared earlier the panel.
