The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining Bills that seek to introduce simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. 

The committee’s deadline has been extended to the first day of the last week of the Monsoon Session in 2026. The Chairman of the committee, P.P. Chaudhary, moved the motion to extend the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The motion was adopted by a voice vote in the House.

The Committee has met constitutional experts, economists, Law Commission members, several politicians, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, since it was constituted in December 2026. The bill was initially introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024 and subsequently referred to the Joint Committee of both Houses for detailed consideration. The 39-member multi-party panel held its first meeting on January 8, 2025.

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, relates to the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ reform, which aims to synchronise elections for the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.