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Freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543, implement women quota on existing seats: Tamil Nadu to Centre

August 12, 2026 4:17 pm

Amid the Centre’s delimitation push, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s resolution asks the Centre to permanently freeze Lok Sabha seats at the current number and implement 33% reservation for women from the 2029 elections without waiting for fresh delimitation.

Before Modi meeting, Congress reminds Sharad Pawar's NCP of INDIA bloc line on women's quota

August 09, 2026 2:06 pm

Sule-led delegation to meet PM Modi on Monday; Congress asks NCP (SP) MPs to press for immediate implementation of Women’s Reservation Act without linking it to delimitation.

Monsoon session of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Shashi Tharoor writes: Why an 850-seat Lok Sabha threatens Indian democracy

July 30, 2026 7:14 pm

An oversized legislature where the vast majority of members have no voice suits an executive that prefers compliance over scrutiny

Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, and other senior MPs participated in a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party

Congress to oppose delimitation Bill, says BJP won't get two-thirds majority

July 16, 2026 5:08 pm

MP Jairam Ramesh says the Congress will also raise issues such as Ram Temple donation theft, ethanol-blended fuels, and question paper leaks during Parliament’s monsoon session.

The delimitation debate is a fight over the wrong number

July 17, 2026 3:39 pm

The real question is: Should population be the sole determinant of Parliamentary representation?

More children isn’t the answer to delimitation, tax challenges

June 26, 2026 8:13 pm

There is no case for any state to raise the fertility rate. We are still quite far away from stabilising our population. Lack of population is not what is hindering the states from growing faster

Instead of demanding his ouster for the police action in the Golden Temple complex and exploiting a religious issue, the dissidents should have resigned from the Vidhan Sabha if they felt hurt, Barnala said, addressing a huge conference organised by the Sangrur District Akali Dal.

Delimitation can bring more female-urban participation

May 30, 2026 9:23 am

Bring urban women into the participatory fold. The rural channels that have historically mobilised women — panchayat networks, anganwadis, self-help groups — do not extend to cities like Mumbai or Bengaluru

Delimitation and constitutional objective of equitable political representation

May 15, 2026 12:11 pm

The Constitution of India requires that boundaries of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies be periodically redrawn through delimitation to ensure equitable representation. What are the political and constitutional challenges involved in redrawing the boundaries of electoral constituencies? Don't miss infographics.

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North vs South — a manufactured fault line

April 25, 2026 1:15 am

It has not reached a dangerous level yet. But that doesn’t call for complacent handling of the sentiment

India needs a new compact —political, economic, and cultural

Yogendra Yadav on delimitation: What India needs is a new compact that isn't based on dominance

April 21, 2026 7:05 am

The question is not whether ‘one person, one vote’ is a valid principle. The real question is whether this is the only valid principle relevant to this case