‘Will back delimitation bill if all states get 50% seat increase each’: Supriya Sule's remarks spark buzz
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule stated her party might support a new women's reservation and delimitation bill if it guarantees a uniform 50% seat increase for all states. This move comes amid speculation regarding the party's potential realignment with the ruling NDA coalition.
Why it matters
The potential support could provide the necessary numbers for the government to pass significant constitutional amendments regarding legislative representation.
A renewed bid by the Union government to pass a constitution amendment bill on women’s reservation and delimitation gathered momentum on Wednesday after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule said her party would consider supporting the proposed legislation if it spelt out a uniform 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats across all states.The development came amid speculation that the government will re-introduce the bill that failed to garner the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha in the previous session. There is also buzz that the NCP (SP), a partner in Maharashtra’s opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), was inching closer to the ruling National Democratic Alliance.
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