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India's Modi government introduced bills Thursday to expand parliament's size and bring forward a one-third women's seat reservation, both tied to a forthcoming delimitation process. The opposition accused the ruling BJP of using the restructuring to engineer electoral advantage. The bills' passage through both chamber
India's Centre is weighing amendments to base parliamentary delimitation on 2011 Census data, bypassing the need for a new Census to activate the Women's Reservation Act. The change would expand Parliament from 543 to 816 seats, reserving 273 for women. Formal Cabinet clearance and opposition response are the immediate
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India's Modi government introduced bills Thursday to expand parliament's size and bring forward a one-third women's seat reservation, both tied to a forthcoming delimitation process. The opposition accused the ruling BJP of using the restructuring to engineer electoral advantage. The bills' passage through both chamber
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
India's Centre is weighing amendments to base parliamentary delimitation on 2011 Census data, bypassing the need for a new Census to activate the Women's Reservation Act. The change would expand Parliament from 543 to 816 seats, reserving 273 for women. Formal Cabinet clearance and opposition response are the immediate
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
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