PM Modi says UCC, one nation–one election under serious discussion

Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on the occasion of the party’s 47th foundation day, the PM said, “Our mission is still ongoing. Serious discussions are taking place in the country today on all such issues such as the UCC, one nation, one election…Our goal is to build a developed India, which is self-reliant and for that we will continue to work selflessly.”

UCC is one of the three original ideological issues of the BJP and the only unfinished one -- the other ones being the abrogation of Article 370 and the building of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Some BJP-ruled states such as Uttarakhand and Gujarat have rolled out UCC.

The controversial issue of simultaneous elections is currently being examined by a joint parliamentary committee.