LUCKNOW, July 11 -- The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will visit Uttar Pradesh to hold consultations with a wide range of stakeholders on the proposed 'One Nation, One Election' legislation, with the state government beginning preparations for the meeting. Chief secretary SP Goyal on Friday chaired a coordination meeting with officials from various departments, including the home department, to review arrangements for the JPC's study visit beginning July 13, officials familiar with the matter said. "The JPC will hold its meeting at a five-star hotel in the state capital with a range of stakeholders participating in the consultations," an official said. Headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP PP Chaudhary, the committee is examining the constitutional and legal amendments required to facilitate simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. As part of its nationwide consultation exercise, the JPC has been undertaking study visits to gather views from stakeholders before finalising its recommendations on the proposed legislation. During its Lucknow visit, the committee will interact with representatives of political parties, legislators, the presiding officers of the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad, leaders of the opposition in both Houses, senior state government officials, the chief electoral officer, legal experts and academicians, among others. The consultations are aimed at gathering views on the likely impact of simultaneous elections on governance, administration and the country's democratic framework. The Uttar Pradesh visit is part of the JPC's ongoing regional consultation exercise. Similar stakeholder consultations have already been held in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Goa. The 39-member committee comprises MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, including Priyanka Gandhi (Congress), Sambit Patra (BJP), Dharmendra Yadav (Samajwadi Party), Chandan Chauhan (Rashtriya Lok Dal), Kalyan Banerjee (Trinamool Congress) and Supriya Sule (NCP-SP)....