Three-Bill Package
Structure and Interdependence
The government introduced three bills simultaneously because they are constitutionally and operationally interdependent — each bill enables the next. This packaging is a deliberate legislative strategy to advance all three goals together.
- Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill: The constitutional enabling act — amends Articles 81, 82, and 334A to (a) expand Lok Sabha to 850 seats, (b) remove the delimitation freeze, and (c) delink women's reservation from census timing. Requires special majority (two-thirds of members present and voting + majority of total strength of each House) plus ratification by at least half of state legislatures.
- Delimitation Bill 2026: The statutory implementation act — establishes the Delimitation Commission, specifies the use of 2011 Census data, and provides the procedure for seat reallocation and boundary redrawing. Requires ordinary majority.
- Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026: Extends women's reservation to union territory legislative assemblies by corresponding amendments to relevant UT statutes. Requires ordinary majority.
- All three must pass together for the scheme to be operational — the constitutional amendment alone is insufficient without the statutory delimitation machinery.
● Tracked since April 16, 2026 · last seen April 17, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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