ECI and SECs resolve to work together to further national and constitutional interest at the National Round Table Conference of ECI and State Election Commissioners

• National Round Table Conference (NRTC) of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and State Election Commissioners (SECs) held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, concluding 24 February 2026 — first such conclave in 27 years (last held 1999).
• Forum for institutional synergy between ECI (Parliament/Assembly elections under Art. 324) and SECs (panchayat/municipal polls under Arts. 243K & 243ZA).
• Yielded the "National Declaration 2026" affirming pure electoral rolls as the "bedrock of democracy" and resolved to make the NRTC an annual event.
• High-yield current-affairs hook for GS-II (Polity, Constitutional Bodies, Federalism).