The proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) and Delimitation Bills of 2026, with provisions that will profoundly change democratic representation, are being pushed through by the Union government at a special parliamentary session beginning April 16. The object is to enable women’s reservation in Parliament and assemblies.

The Trinamool Congress and DMK have, as a result, been pitchforked into a new confrontation with the BJP, as Assembly election campaigns are in full swing in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. An increase in the size of the Lok Sabha from the present 550 seats, including 20 for Union Territories, to 850, of which 35 will be from UTs, is proposed.

This is to serve as a precursor to the implementation of the reservation........

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