DrRatnadip wrote:can GE be postponed for say six months..??
To my limited understanding, next session of Lok Sabha has to be called within 6 months of last session of Lok Sabha
The last session of Lok Sabha was on 13 February 2019 therefore the next session must be called before 13th August 2019
The tenure of Lok Sabha is only 5 years and therefore elections are held in a manner that a new lok sabha can be called before the expiry of 5 years
The present members of Lok Sabha was sworn in on 5th June 2014 therefore in normal course the new members of Lok Sabha should be sworn in before 4th June 2019
at present the indications are that elections will be announced in the second week of march and held in April may 2019 so that the next Lok Sabha can be constituted in may June 2019
Pakistan is trying to do it's best to pass 2 weeks. once elections are declared, security forces will have to mobilize for internal security duties and war would not be an option
election commission can easily postpone the announcement of elections to first week of april and still constitute the new lok sabha before 5th June 2019
But if the tensions increase then election commission can postpone elections till June 2019 so that the new Lok Sabha is constituted by 13th August 2019
but if the situation changes further than session of present Lok Sabha can be called up to 5th June 2019 such that the need for election is postponed till November 2019
but in such circumstances Congress will make more noise than Pakistan