New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- A number of lawmakers have expressed the need for the One Nation, One Election legislation to curb what they see as the excessive power the draft bestows upon the Election Commission of India (ECI), something that was highlighted by several jurists including former Chief Justices of India who appeared before the panel.

The lawmakers have expressed an opinion that the Bommai judgement- which explicitly establishes Parliament's role in approving dissolution of a state assembly- should be the cornerstone of the new legislation's power to hold simultaneous polls by dissolving some state assemblies.

The issue pertains to a proposed Article in the Constitution amendment bill that allows ECI to recommend to the President ...