Huge Shock To NDA, No ‘Delimitation’ For Now!

For the first time in its 12 years tenure since coming to power in 2014, the NDA government led by Narendra Modi has faced a huge setback in the Lok Sabha as a constitutional amendment bill introduced has failed to secure the required majority. 

As per reports, the much hyped and highly debated Constitutional (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 failed to secure the adequate 2/3rd majority for clearance as only 278 MPs of the lower house of Parliament voted in its favour against the required 360 mark as 211 denied it as unconstitutional. So, the key bill to amend Women’s Reservation has been stalled by the Opposition parties. 

With this big setback to the Modi government, the controversial bills which were overlapped with the Women’s Reservation bill, including the one for Delimitation of parliament constituencies and for subsequent increase in the number of existing seats of Lok Sabha were not put to vote as the first one did not pass the key hurdle. 

A three day special Parliament session has been convened from April 16 to 18 and the Lok Sabha witnessed high-decible and heated debates from the NDA members including the Prime Minister and its Opposition parties. The session is supposed to culminate in the passing of the historical Women’s Reservation bill which makes it mandatory for reserving 33% seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, a move which is welcomed by all and sundry across party lines.

Unfortunately, the linking of the two other contentious bills bypassing of the requirement of the crucial new census played a significant role in receiving huge opposition from the non NDA parties as the entire excercise could dent the overall representation of South India in the country’s electoral map. 

The NDA government is highly disappointed with the unexpected jolt in the Lok Sabha. The House is adjourned and will meet for the final day on Saturday which could see a huge chaos after this development.