‘Political demonetisation — don’t do it’: Shashi Tharoor tears into govt over Delimitation Bill

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said delimitation would amount to “political demonetisation,” criticizing the government for linking women’s reservation with the expansion of Parliament. Speaking during the Lok Sabha debate on three bills, including amendments to the women’s quota law and the proposal to set up a delimitation commission, he said tying women’s…

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Delimitation Bill: 5 advantages and 5 disadvantages of increasing Lok Sabha seats! How important is it to increase the number of MPs from 543 to 840 in the delimitation bill?

On 16 April 2026, the government has introduced three constitutional amendment bills. Through these, it is proposed to increase the total seats of Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 (815 for states + 35 for union territories). This will be based on the 2011 census. Its objective is that without reducing the seats of any…

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