The Union Cabinet has approved the government's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

The panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind had submitted the report in March ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha elections.

In a politically significant move, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the “one nation, one election" proposal for conducting the parliamentary and Assembly polls simultaneously.

India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on Wednesday, a move pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve governance.

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy highlights the Modi government's historic decision to accept the 'one nation, one election' recommendation. A committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind suggested phased simultaneous elections for various bodies.

A panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind recently submitted a report on ‘one nation, one election’. The Cabinet has accepted the panel’s recommendations.

The issue of One Nation One Election has been on the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifestoes as part of electoral reforms.

Opposing the government's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, the opposition parties attacked the "impractical and unrealistic" proposal of the Union government and said that it is not in the "favour" of the country.

The Cabinet has ‘unanimously’ approved the Kovind committee's report on simultaneous polls, Union minister Ashwini said on Wednesday.