India, April 14 -- The BJP-led central government has proposed an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats up to 850 as part of the efforts to implement women's reservation in the House from the 2029 polls. According to the bill seen by HT, 815 seats are proposed for the states and 35 for the Union Territories.

The government is proposing to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850 by revising Article 81. It also says the population for seat allocation will be based on data from the latest census, as decided by Parliament.

The government is looking to move a constitution amendment bill for the implementation of 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha from 2029 in a special sitting of Parliament on April 16-18.

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