All India Congress Committee (AICC) President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) that the INDIA bloc leaders have concluded deliberations on the Delimitation Bill, and the group has “unitedly” decided to oppose the Bill.
Mr. Kharge reiterated that the Opposition parties are not against the Women’s Reservation Bill, which he said was backed by the Congress in 2010 and in 2023, and was passed unanimously by Parliament.
Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary (communications), said, “The Bill states that Lok Sabha seats will go up by 50%. The government had also claimed that each State’s strength would be uniformly increased while maintaining the current ratio. However, there are no provisions in these bills to maintain the proportional strength of the State. Many states will lose representation in Lok Sabha.”
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