Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah replies in Lok Sabha to the discussion on the Delimitation Bill, 2026; the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026; and the Union Territories Laws (Amendme...

• Three companion Bills introduced in Lok Sabha on 16 April 2026 to expand the Lok Sabha, enable a fresh delimitation based on the 2011 census, and operationalise women's reservation without waiting for the post-2026 census.
• Mark a structural shift: delimitation timing becomes a Parliament-legislated matter rather than a constitutionally fixed post-census mandate.
• Directly affect Articles 81, 82, 170, 330, 332, federal balance and the operationalisation of the 106th Constitutional Amendment (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023).