Union Home Minister Amit Shah replied in Lok Sabha on the Delimitation Bill, 2026 and related constitutional amendments.
Shah stated the Bills aim to increase Lok Sabha seats by 50% to 816 and implement women's reservation post-2026 census.
He accused the principal opposition party of historically opposing women's reservation, delimitation, and caste-based census.
Shah clarified that southern states' seat share will increase slightly from 23.76% to 23.87% after delimitation.