The Law Commission may submit its report on simultaneous elections to the government next week in which it could recommend adding a new chapter to the Constitution on 'one nation, one election' and holding the gigantic democratic exercise for Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and local bodies across the country by mid-2029.
According to sources, the Commission, under Justice (retired) Ritu Raj Awasthi, would recommend an amendment to the Constitution to add the "new chapter or part" on simultaneous polls.
The panel would also recommend synchronising the terms of Legislative Assemblies in "three phases" in the next five years so that the first simultaneous elections could be held in May-June 2029 when elections for the 19th Lok Sabha are due, they said.
