New Delhi, April 16 -- With the government intending to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 as part of its push to implement the women's reservation Act from 2029 general elections, sources said that there will be subsequent expansion of assembly seats if the three bills are passed in Parliament and their number would go up from 4,123 to 6,186.

If the bills are passed, the assembly polls after the 2029 Lok Sabha polls will be held according to an expanded number of seats and a delimitation exercise, sources said.

Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 were tabled in Lok Sabha earlier in the day.

The proposed amendment bill includes...