Senior BJP MP and Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) PP Chaudhary on Saturday asserted that the idea of One Nation, One Election will reduce disruptions in governance, prevent economic setbacks and ensure the uninterrupted implementation of social welfare schemes.

The JPC chairman cited that Independent India's first few General and Assembly elections were held simultaneously already. However, that streak was broken when then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi recommended the dissolution of Parliament following a split in the Congress. In 1971, the general elections were held ahead of the original schedule, along with the assembly elections of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Odisha.