Polity & Governance
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CM Stalin leads mega procession, says issue is delimitation not women’s quota
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin led a large procession in Tamil Nadu on April 15, 2026, framing the demonstration as a protest against the Centre's pro...
Bills to operationalise women's quota listed for introduction in Lok Sabha on Thursday
The Union government listed three interconnected bills for introduction in Lok Sabha during a special parliamentary session beginning April 16, 2026. The thr...
Naveen Patnaik opposes delimitation exercise
On April 15, 2026, former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik wrote to current Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...
Opposition against 131st Amendment, says delimitation formula motivated
The INDIA bloc — comprising Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, NCP (SP), and allied parties — formally announced it will oppose the Constitution (131st Amend...
Arvind Kejriwal’s affidavit points to judge Swarana Kanta Sharma family as children empanelled as central govt counsels
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal filed an affidavit in a court matter pointing to the conduct of Special Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma, who had been presidi...
Centre’s women quota, delimitation formula has my 100% support: N Chandrababu Naidu
Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu declared "100% support" for the Centre's proposed delimitation formula and the linked women's reservation bill, positi...
Watch: Delimitation controversy & Bihar’s first BJP CM | Above the Fold | 15.04.2026
AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge announced after an INDIA bloc meeting that the opposition alliance has "unitedly" decided to oppose the Delimitation Bill i...
'They are playing tricks': Kharge says INDIA bloc will oppose Centre's delimitation bill
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated that "they are playing tricks with delimitation" and that all INDIA bloc parties had unanimously decided to oppo...
South vs North, women vs seats: Inside India's most contested special session
Parliament convened for a special session on April 16–17, 2026 to consider three interlocking bills: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026, the Delimi...
Women’s Reservation & Delimitation Bills set for Parliament showdown: What’s driving the debate?
A special session of Parliament was convened beginning April 16, 2026, with the explicit purpose of introducing and passing the three-bill legislative packag...
Stalin interview: ‘Vajpayee froze delimitation to preserve balance until the country evolved more evenly. Why abandon that wisdom now?’
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in an interview ahead of the special Parliament session, cited the Vajpayee government's 84th Amendment (2002) as a de...
Delimitation row escalates: Stalin calls urgent meeting of DMK district heads, black flag protest planned across Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin convened an emergency meeting of DMK district heads as the delimitation row intensified ahead of the special Parliament ...
‘Age tokens’ via DigiLocker to regulate kids’ social media use in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh government is evaluating a system of "age tokens" integrated with DigiLocker to verify children's ages before granting access to social me...
Opposition favours women’s quota but will oppose delimitation Bill: Congress
The Congress party and the broader INDIA bloc formally articulated a dual position ahead of the special Parliament session (April 16–18, 2026): support for t...
Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik opposes delimitation bill, says it ‘hits spirit of cooperative federalism’
Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik came out in strong opposition to the delimitation bill, stating it "hits directly at the spirit...
Focus on ‘development roadmap’ as Mizoram signs agreement with ‘only remaining underground group’
The Mizoram government signed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) with the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the Hmar People's Convention-Democratic (HPC-D (...
Women’s quota pretext to push through delimitation that could disproportionately favour certain states: Rajya Sabha MP
Critics and opposition leaders have flagged a structural linkage built into the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023: women's reservation in Parliament a...
Explained: Impact of proposed women’s reservation Bills on delimitation process
The Union government introduced a three-bill legislative package in a special Parliament session (April 16–17, 2026) that ties the implementation of women's ...
Sharmila urges CM to oppose Delimitation Bill citing risks to A.P. political representation
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Y.S. Sharmila urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to join the opposition to the Delim...
Law to introduce ballot papers notified
A law enabling the use of ballot papers as an alternative to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for certain elections has been formally notified by the govern...