Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to enable simultaneous elections, was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024. 2. India has previously held simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967. 3. The basic structure doctrine, under which courts may review whether a constitutional amendment destroys a basic feature of the Constitution, was propounded by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973). 4. A constitutional amendment Bill of this nature can be passed by a simple majority in both Houses of Parliament without requiring ratification by state legislatures. How many of the above statements are correct?

Polity · 26 Aug 2026

One Nation One Election basic structure

Consider the following statements:

The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to enable simultaneous elections, was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024.
India has previously held simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967.
The basic structure doctrine, under which courts may review whether a constitutional amendment destroys a basic feature of the Constitution, was propounded by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973).
A constitutional amendment Bill of this nature can be passed by a simple majority in both Houses of Parliament without requiring ratification by state legislatures.

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DAll four

This question is based on: The Five-Year Number the Constitution Doesn't Let Parliament Round Down

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About this question

Why in news

A Joint Parliamentary Committee chaired by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary held a seven-hour session with P. Chidambaram, Padma awardees and legal think-tanks including the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, as it examines the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill; Chidambaram argued that curtailing a sitting Assembly's guaranteed five-year term under Article 172 to synchronise elections would violate the basic structure doctrine.

Why for UPSC

ONOE combines a live legislative process with a foundational Polity doctrine (basic structure) and the ratification procedure under Article 368 - exactly the kind of multi-layered static-plus-current mix UPSC Prelims regularly tests and the ratification requirement is a frequently confused detail.

Prelims summary

The 129th Amendment Bill (Dec 2024) needs a two-thirds parliamentary majority plus ratification by at least half the state legislatures, since it touches Article 172. India last synchronised all elections in 1952-1967. The basic structure doctrine traces to Kesavananda Bharati (1973).

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