Pros and Cons of Simultaneous Polls

The fact that the Prime Minister has been endorsing the idea of simultaneous election for a couple of years, is clear that the Government is determined to push ahead. As a result today there is wide spread expectation that the country may go for simultaneous poll in 2022. Are we ready for such a dramatic shift? The idea of simultaneous elections has its pros and cons. On the face of it the idea is appealing. Particularly, because election codes of Election Commission curtail powers of the incumbent government, which in turn means under the present system government get restrained from some executive powers, which may result in deferring implementation of some on-going schemes.