Home Minister Amit Shah 
National

Simultaneous polls: HM Shah, Meghwal to meet Kovind

On Sunday, top law ministry officials had briefed Kovind and had sought to know how he would like to go about the mandate of the committee.

PTI

NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal would meet former president and head of the panel on simultaneous polls Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday afternoon, sources said.

On Saturday, the government had notified a high-level committee under Kovind to look into and make recommendations on the issue of holding synchronised polls to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies.

While Shah is a member of the committee, Meghwal is a special invitee. On Sunday, top law ministry officials had briefed Kovind and had sought to know how he would like to go about the mandate of the committee.

Tamil Nadu is among states with significant number of ECI-delisted parties

Greater Chennai Corporation in talks to relaunch smart bike service

AIADMK-BJP seat-sharing talks to focus on winnability over numbers

Tamil Nadu receives over 100 calls from the Gulf

Solo poll gamble meets discontent in TVK ranks