Trinamool rebellion revives government hopes of passing Delimitation Bill

The rebellion successful the Trinamool Congress ranks, particularly successful its parliamentary party, has revived speech that the authorities is apt to bring the Delimitation Bill arsenic aboriginal arsenic the Monsoon Session, apt to commencement mid-July.

The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) Bill, 2026, oregon the Delimitation Bill, which sought to redraw electoral boundaries based connected the 2011 census, was defeated successful Parliament successful April arsenic it fell abbreviated of the two-thirds bulk required for its passage. The Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill had been bundled up with the Delimitation Bill and that excessively consequently spot the dust.

Much has changed since past successful the governmental country with the Trinamool Congress’s decision successful the West Bengal Assembly predetermination and the accelerated disintegration of its ranks. Just similar successful the lawsuit of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) splitting and their rebel groups joining the NDA ranks, and aboriginal the Rajya Sabha MPs from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) doing the same, authorities circles are sensing an accidental successful the scatter successful the Trinamool.

Explained | On delimitation and Parliament seats

On Monday (June 8, 2026), Trinamool MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed to person the enactment of 20 enactment MPs successful the Lok Sabha, 1 much than required to divided the enactment arsenic per the anti-defection law.

Sources successful the authorities person said that elder strategists of the ruling enactment are again successful interaction with assorted parties, including the DMK and the Samajwadi Party (SP), regarding a rethink connected voting connected the Bill. Sources besides said that the authorities volition not beryllium bundling up the Delimitation Bill and the amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act this time, and whitethorn adjacent marque immoderate revisions to the provisions of the Bills if capable parties accidental they are connected board.