New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah supported holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls simultaneously, dubbing the opposition to it politically motivated, and asserted that it will curb expenditure and ensure the nation is not in "election mode" throughout the year.

In a letter to the Law Commission on Monday, Shah said the BJP is committed to this idea and explicitly believes that in a progressive democracy like India elections should be held at a fixed time and for a fixed tenure so that people's representatives can carry out their duties effectively.