Simultaneous polls are needed to address distortions in the electoral system | The Indian Express

Simultaneous polls are needed to address distortions in the electoral system | The Indian Express

Written by Akhilesh Mishra |Updated: June 20, 2019 8:49:39 am

The writer is CEO, Bluekraft Digital Foundation and was earlier director (content) MyGov

Simultaneous polls are needed to address distortions in the electoral system

The renewed pitch for “One Nation One Election” if understood in terms of process improvement, or reforms, makes eminent sense.

The renewed pitch for “One Nation One Election” if understood in terms of process improvement, or reforms, makes eminent sense. (Express photo: Vishal Srivastav/File)

Should there be economic reforms? Almost instinctively, most people would answer this question in the affirmative. But why are reforms necessary? Leaving aside the ideological and conceptual changes in direction, most of the time, reforms are simply necessary because processes usually do not perform as well in the long term as they do in the short term.