Safeguard for States with stable populations is being removed with immediate effect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha connected Thursday (April 16, 2026) that the projected summation successful its size —from the existent maximum of 550 seats to a maximum of 850 — volition beryllium done successful a mode that each State successful the state volition person an further 50% seats. Mr. Shah besides work retired the nonstop numbers for respective States — Tamil Nadu from 39 to astir 59, Karnataka from 28 to 42, Kerala from 20 to 30, Andhra Pradesh from 25 to 38 and Telangana from 17 to 26. Mr. Shah said helium would explicate connected Friday (April 17, 2026) however this assurance aligns with the proposals successful the drafts of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill. The Prime Minister and Home Minister assured that the existent proportionality of seats of each State successful the Lok Sabha, which was determined connected the ground of the 1971 colonisation successful 1973, volition proceed unchanged.

The organisation of Lok Sabha seats crossed States is governed by Articles 81 and 82 of the Constitution, successful a two-step process, acceptable successful 2 abstracted sub-clauses of clause 2 of Article 81. The archetypal measurement is to allocate seats among idiosyncratic States. The 2nd measurement is to disagreement each State into territorial constituencies. The 2 abstracted steps are written successful the Constitution to equilibrium the principles of federalism (representation of States) and ideology (representation of the idiosyncratic - the ‘one person, 1 vote, 1 worth principle).