AGARTALA, June 21 (TIWN): Across India, even in international media, Modi led BJP Govt’s proposed “One Nation, One Election” campaigning has been criticized and debates are going on both in favour of the “One Election” idea and against it.

A key National Democratic Alliance ally, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), is opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s formula of “One nation, one election”.

Tamil Nadu Minister C.V. Shanmugam and Rajya Sabha member A. Navaneethakrishnan submitted a memorandum on Wednesday on behalf of their party as they were not allowed inside the meeting which was only open to party presidents.

According to sources, the party, in a one-page memorandum, has argued that the formula is completely impractical. “If an Assembly dissolves, will you hold the Lok Sabha election too, just so that the two are synchronised? It’s simply not doable,” a top AIADMK leader who refused to be identified told The Hindu.

The AIADMK fought the Lok Sabha Election in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu. Sources said they had opposed “One nation, one election” very politely. “We are not saying it’s unconstitutional or that it’s against federal values, but simply that it is impractical and disruptive,” the leader said.

Mr. Modi chaired a meeting of the heads of 21 parties on Wednesday for over four hours on the subject. After the initial round of consultations, the government announced that a committee would be constituted to carry out a detailed examination and chart out a road map for synchronising the State and general elections.

The AIADMK was tight-lipped about its position and did not publicly comment on it.