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Govt Mulls Special Session For Delimitation Bill, Reaches Out To Parties
- •The Centre is confident of securing numbers for the proposed delimitation and women reservation legislation by reaching out to like minded parties.
- •A special session of Parliament could be convened towards the end of October, factoring in the BRICS Parliamentary Forum on October 26 and 27.
- •The government is actively engaging with the DMK and smaller opposition parties to build consensus amid concerns from southern states over seat redistribution.
- •The proposed legislation aims to operationalize the 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies ahead of the 2029 elections.
- •Constitutional amendments require a special majority, making broader political support beyond the NDA crucial after an earlier attempt failed in the Lok Sabha.
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The Centre is mulling a special session to push through the proposed delimitation and women's reservation legislation. The legislation aims to operationalise the 33 percent quota for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by linking it with a delimitation exercise ahead of the 2029 general elections.
The earlier attempt failed to secure the required two-thirds special majority in the Lok Sabha. The legislation drew heavy resistance over linking women's reservation with constituency redrawing, using census data, and concerns from southern states about altered representation balance.
The government is reaching out to like-minded parties, including the DMK and smaller regional opposition players, to assess support and build political consensus before formally introducing the Bills.
