Experts split on simultaneous polls: Panagariya backs, Ahluwalia questions economic benefits
Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya supported simultaneous elections, while former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia questioned their economic benefits. Speaking to the Joint Parliamentary Committee, Ahluwalia suggested holding all state assembly polls together but separately from Lok Sabha elections.
Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya supported simultaneous elections, while former Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia questioned their economic benefits. Speaking to the Joint Parliamentary Committee, Ahluwalia suggested holding all state assembly polls together but separately from Lok Sabha elections.
