The Union Cabinet has approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal aiming at synchronising the parliament and assembly elections in the country. Though the caption and the aim claimed would seem attractive, the process will harm the democratic base of elections. India, being a country following the federal system, as per the Constitution, the Union and the states have individual and collective powers and responsibilities to discharge. Elections are the best platform to raise and discuss the developmental issues related to the Union and states, thus allowing the voter to exercise his franchise to the party he thinks is capable of contributing the best to the development of the Union/state. When the election process is synchronised, this right of the voter is denied, and the issues related to the Union might prevail over the issues of the individual states. This is detrimental to the federal concept and democracy. The strength of the Indian democracy is, in a way, the multitude of parties representing various sections of the society, the regions, etc., etc. Apart from a few major national parties, many small parties at the state level contribute to the democratic setup of the country. The ‘one election’ plan is going to benefit the huge parties and adversely affect the small parties who are incapable of competing with the big parties in terms of funds. This will ultimately force the small parties to leave the electoral arena. Also, black money will flood during this synchronised election system. Therefore, it is better to go ahead with the present system of elections on completion of terms of the respective governments at the centre and in states.