BJP to support simultaneous holding of LS & Assembly polls:Advani
Bokaro | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
 

BJP Veteran Lal Krishna Advani today said the party would extend its support to any Bill proposing to hold Assembly and Parliamentary elections simultaneously in the country.

'' I have talked to Prime Minister Manomohan Singh and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in this context and the party will support a Bill if brought in Parliament, '' Mr Advani told reporters at the airport here.

Mr Advani, who is leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said it was necessary to lessen election expenditure in the country and any such move was welcomed.

The BJP leader was accompanied by Sharad Yadav, national president of Janta Dal (United).

Earlier, Rashtriya Janta Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav also advocated for the same.

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