One Nation One Election Has Always Been BJP's Priority: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for shorter election cycles, saying that politics should not dominate the entirety of a five-year term. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, PM Modi also underlined his government's commitment to One Nation One Election. "I always say that elections should be held only for three or four months. Politics should not be done for all five years," PM Modi said, adding that this would This "save logistics expenditure". India conducted its first elections in the winter of 1951-1952. Pointing to that election as an example of 'One Nation One Election' that he said was discontinued after 1967, the Prime Minister said, "We have set up a commission. The report of the commission has come. We are studying the report. After studying it, actionable points will come out of it. We have a commitment and the commitment is not only a political commitment. This is very important for the country." PM Modi said that he favoured the completion of polls in three-four months, adding that the government could then spend the next four and a half years developing the blueprint for the country's growth. "We should sit together for four and a half years and run the country from wherever we are. We should put our full strength into campaigning during the six months of elections," he added. Listen in to know more.