Delimitation
Modi accuses opposition of 'betraying women' after Lok Sabha defeats women's reservation bill
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Following the April 17 Lok Sabha rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, for 33% women's quota post-delimitation, PM Narendra Modi and BJP leaders lambasted opposition parties as anti-women, while critics reiterated concerns over north-south imbalance. Modi to rally women in Varanasi on April 28.
As the special parliamentary session began, opposition parties in Lok Sabha fiercely protested three bills to implement one-third women's reservation via delimitation on Thursday. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026, and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assured southern states' seats would increase proportionally without reducing their share.
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The government will likely introduce a 'schedule' in Parliament on Thursday specifying Lok Sabha seats for each state, maintaining their current percentage shares. This accompanies three bills cleared last week for women's reservation and delimitation based on the 2011 Census. Lok Sabha seats for all states will rise by 50% to a total of 850.