Top updates: No state will lose representation, claims law minister as LS debates delimitation

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that through the bills introduced by the Centre, there will be an “equal, 50% increase” in the strength of the Lower House of Parliament, which will translate to 815 seats, ANI reported.

Of these, 272 seats, or one-third, will be reserved for women, the minister said, and claimed that no state will face any reduction in its representation.

Earlier in the day, the Union government introduced in the Lok Sabha three bills on redrawing the boundaries of electoral constituencies and expediting the implementation of women’s reservations in Parliament and state Assemblies.

While Meghwal introduced the 2026 Constitution One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment Bill and 2026 Delimitation Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the 2026 Union Territories Laws Amendment Bill.

Here are more top updates from the special session of Parliament:

• Division of votes: Voting took place in the Lok Sabha on Thursday on the introduction of the three bills. Of those present in the House, 251 voted in favour and 185 opposed introducing the bills, based on a count of vote slips.
• ‘Delink women’s bill and delimitation’: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the intention of the government was not to implement women’s reservation, but to introduce delimitation “through the backdoor”. He remarked that...

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