New Delhi: The 22nd Law Commission is likely to submit its final report on the question of holding simultaneous polls by mid-March before the Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, The New Indian Express reported citing sources in the Union law ministry.The Commission has already recommended various amendments to the constitution to facilitate the rollout of simultaneous elections by 2029. Besides changes to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Commission may recommend adding a new chapter to the constitution, both to facilitate synchronised elections and the creation of a common electoral roll.The high-level committee, led by former president Ram Nath Kovind, constituted to look into the question of simultaneous polls, is learnt to have approved most of the suggestions by the Law Commission. The Kovind committee is in favour of simultaneous polls.According to sources cited by TNIE, the Law Commission may suggest introducing an additional chapter (Part XV-A), through a constitutional amendment. Currently, Part XV of the constitution deals with elections. The new chapter will deal with issues related to “synchronised elections”, “sustainability of simultaneous elections” and “common electoral roll” for the three-tier simultaneous polls.The panel may also recommend forming a ‘unity government’ in case a government falls due to a no-confidence vote or if there is a hung House. The resulting government may be formed with representatives from various political parties. Even if the unity government formula fails, the commission may suggest holding fresh elections for the remainder of the term of the House.The Commission’s recommendations are in line with the 21st Law Commission’s suggestions, which had favoured simultaneous polls on the grounds that it would save public money. However, it had said the same is not possible with the existing constitutional framework.The Commission said the proposal can only be materialised by the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, as it would, over time, work out a formula to synchronise all assembly elections, either by extending or reducing the tenures of respective state assemblies.