Create an environment for Simultaneous LS and state polls: PM Modi

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked NDA leaders to work towards creating a favourable environment for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, a BJP ally said after attending a meeting of the ruling alliance.

The BJP-led NDA also passed a resolution hailing Narendra Modi for his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos and the presence of heads of ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN countries as chief guests at the Republic Day parade, sources said.

On the issue of simultaneous polls, Mr Modi said the leaders can start debating the matter and help create a positive atmosphere, said a leader who attended the meeting. The Prime Minister emphasised on the need for holding the polls together, saying a continuous cycle of elections across the country harms developmental works due to enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, besides incurring a huge cost.

The NDA meeting was preceded by a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party executive, in which Mr Modi and party president Amit Shah stressed on the need for maximum presence of party lawmakers in Parliament, to support the government agenda during the Budget Session.