He says by doing this, the Centre knew full well that opposition parties will oppose the Bill, and once they did, it can campaign against the opposition in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu based on the issue
Mr. Thakur condemned the Congress, TMC, DMK, and the Samajwadi Party for blocking the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill
On delimitation, the Union Minister for Home Affairs has clarified that not only Tamil Nadu but other States also will not be affected. I have also reiterated it. Tamil Nadu’s share will go up from 7.18% to 7.23%. This has disproved what Mr. Stalin has been saying: Edapaddi K. Palaniswami
Readers familiar with the politics of delimitation will find that the scholarly literature catches up to their intuitions only slowly and incompletely. There are good reasons why
Why did the Women’s Reservation Bill fail in India? This video explains the 33% reservation plan, the Lok Sabha vote, delimitation, and how political power and seat redistribution led to the Bill’s collapse.
The Chief Minister says the DMK’s opposition to the exercise stems from concerns over federal balance and representation. He alleges that ‘one nation, one government’ is the true intent behind delimitation
The model, put forward by Revanth Reddy, seeks to balance population-based representation with economic performance indicators such as Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
The government has convened a three-day special session, beginning April 16, to amend the Constitution so that the women’s reservation law can be implemented in the 2029 Lok Sabha election after carrying out the delimitation exercise
‘At a flat 33% of all seats, women’s reservation is not linked to population counts or legislatures’ expansion, it can be applied to the current or any strength of the legislatures,’ the petition signed by nearly 500 activists says
Draft Bills contradict earlier “assurances” on a uniform proportionate increase of strength in the Lok Sabha for all States, says Congress; claims Centre’s hidden agenda is to deprive OBC women of reservation
Mr. Vijay, in a social media post, demanded the Bill be withdrawn and that the status quo be maintained.
Telangana Jagruti president opposes delimitation, cautions of large scale movement if State’s share is diluted
The delimitation debate has to take into account the relative weights of individual electors and individual States
The plan to link women’s reservation in Parliament with delimitation has created a sharp political divide.
“Hoist black flags against the BJP, which is leading India into a dark period,” said Mr. Stalin in a video message
Southern and North-Eastern States stand to lose the most in seat share; Hindi heartland States gain disproportionately
The DMK chief has already flagged the dangers of delimitation, saying it would be a disadvantage for the southern States that had controlled population growth over the decades
Karnataka Chief Minister says delimitation must not become a tool that reshapes representation to suit political convenience, or one that is pushed through by tying it to unrelated reforms
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee, said that the BJP is attempting a delimitation exercise without a full majority
“Tamil Nadu will come to a standstill. It will register its protest vehemently. Every family will come out to the streets. We will organise a big protest under my leadership,” he said in a video message
The Chief Minister reasons she would have taken firm action and opposed issues that deprive T.N. of its rights, as when she opposed GST and NEET. He criticises the present day AIADMK, which is the main Opposition party, for not raising its voice on such issues
Deputy Chief Minister says that such an exercise, without factoring in caste census data, could result in diminished representation for southern States, allowing governments at the Centre to be formed without their adequate participation