DMK lays down conditions as government steps up efforts to pass delimitation Bill
The DMK has outlined three conditions for supporting the government's proposed delimitation Bill, including a 25-year extension of the current seat freeze. Meanwhile, the government continues to engage with opposition leaders to build consensus for the constitutional amendment.
Why it matters
Delimitation is a highly sensitive political issue in India that affects regional representation and federal power dynamics.
As the Narendra Modi government explores the possibility of bringing in a constitutional amendment Bill to carry out a fresh delimitation exercise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has put down three conditions to support the Bill.
There is a freeze based on the 1971 amendment to the Constitution that ends after the 2027 Census . The DMK wants this freeze to remain for another 25 years while amending the Constitution to introduce a 50% blanket increase in the Lok Sabha seats for all States which was verbally promised by Home Minister Amit Shah when the legislative package aimed at bringing about delimitation was brought in Parliament in April.
Additionally, they want a schedule of the number of seats that each State will have in the legislative package, as per sources in DMK. According to sources, the DMK has informally conveyed these conditions to the government.
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