Haridwar, August 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday backed the Narendra Modi government’s “One Nation, One Election” initiative, arguing that holding elections frequently affects the education system and slows the pace of development.
Addressing a sant samagam in Haridwar, Ramdev said elections taking place throughout the year draw teachers away from classrooms for election-related duties and consume valuable academic time.
He said simultaneous elections could allow educators to remain focused on students while reducing the disruptions caused by repeated election cycles.
“One Nation, One Election” will help improve the education system because elections continue throughout the year, with one election or another taking place every few months,” Ramdev said.
He also argued that frequent elections keep the country in a perpetual campaign mode and can affect the implementation of development programmes.
“By creating chaos and disruptions on the streets and in Parliament, some people seem to believe that they can hold democracy hostage. But no one can hold democracy captive,” he said.
Ramdev said the sant community supported the idea, stressing that national interest should take precedence over partisan and regional considerations.
Linking electoral reform to broader institutional changes, he said reforms were required in education, healthcare, the economy, agriculture and various aspects of democracy.
“Our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has launched more than 100 schemes so that India can become developed nation by 2047 though we want it to attain the goal early by 2040,” he said, adding that work in these areas would continue.
Asked about recent controversies involving BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Ramdev declined to comment in detail.
On Ranaut, he said people knew his contribution and that he did not want to make remarks about people of such stature. On the other issue, he said he did not wish to comment on anyone whose “thinking is petty”.
Ramdev subsequently returned to his focus on yoga, Ayurveda and Swadeshi.
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