The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills has increased its membership from 31 to 39 to ensure broader consultations, with representation from both the ruling NDA and opposition parties.

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• JPC membership expanded from 31 to 39 for wider consultation.
• Lok Sabha representation increased from 21 to 27 members.
• Rajya Sabha representation increased from 10 to 12 members.
• Likely headed by BJP MP P P Chaudhary.
• Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal updated the motion to include 6 new Lok Sabha MPs.
• Newly added: BJP’s Baijayant Panda, Sanjay Jaiswal; LJP’s youngest MP Shambhavi.
• Opposition additions include CPI(M)’s Radhakrishnan, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Anil Desai, SP’s Chhotelal.
• Congress MPs include Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari, Sukhdeo Bhagat; Randeep Surjewala likely from Rajya Sabha.
• Other parties in panel: Trinamool, DMK, Shiv Sena, TDP, RLD, Jana Sena.
• Deadline for the committee’s report: First day of the last week of the Budget Session, likely March-end or early April.