No State, be it north or south will be discriminated against in delimitation exercise: PM in LS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday (April 16, 2026) asserted that nary State— large oregon small, northbound oregon south, eastbound oregon west— volition beryllium discriminated against successful the delimitation of constituencies linked with the implementation of women quota instrumentality and warned that those who reason this betterment volition not beryllium forgiven by the women of the country.

Intervening successful the statement successful Lok Sabha connected the 3 Bills introduced for amendment of the women's quota instrumentality and to acceptable up a delimitation commission, Mr. Modi besides made it wide that the proportionality of Lok Sabha seats successful immoderate State volition not travel down arsenic a effect of the delimitation exercise.

"There volition beryllium nary alteration successful that proportionality (of Lok Sabha seats) either, and the summation volition besides beryllium successful the aforesaid proportion," helium said.