The high-level committee, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, to examine the possibility of simultaneous elections held its first meeting on Saturday and decided to invite national and regional political parties to submit their views and suggestions on the issue.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad were among those who attended the meeting, said a statement of the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The press statement also said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the single largest Opposition party in the Lok Sabha, didn’t attend.
