Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Friday, defending the ‘One nation, one election’ proposal, said that it will save public money. Speaking to the media before the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's meeting in Mumbai, CM Shinde said that the Opposition’s INDIA alliance is made up of those who hate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cannot decide on a leader, a PTI report stated.

CM Shinde was quoted as saying, “The Election Commission of India had to spend Rs 10,000 crore on the 2019 general elections. People's money is spent through government coffers for conducting fair and smooth elections. The entire government machinery, teachers as well as other officials, have to be roped in.”