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The extended Budget Session volition deliberate connected a legislative bundle comprising the Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill, 2026 connected Thursday (April 16, 2026). The authorities has said these are aimed astatine expediting the implementation of 33% preservation for women successful the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies.
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On Tuesday (April 14, 2026), the Centre circulated draught Bills among MPs, related to the implementation of the women’s preservation instrumentality — the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — and a caller delimitation exercise. The draught proposals envisage expanding the spot of the Lok Sabha to up to 850 seats from the contiguous 543, pursuing a delimitation workout based connected the past published census, portion besides expanding State Assemblies to accommodate preservation for women.
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The INDIA bloc parties took a unanimous determination to ballot against the delimitation provisions in the Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, 2026, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said astatine the extremity of a gathering of the confederation connected Tuesday (April 13, 2026), adding the Opposition is not against preservation for women successful the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
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