New Delhi, April 17 -- The Lok Sabha on Friday rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposed to increase the strength of the House of the People from 550 to 850 members, officials said.

The bill failed to get the requisite two-thirds majority in the Lower House required for a constitutional amendment. While 278 of the 489 members present voted in favour of the bill, 211 voted against it, they said.

After the constitutional amendment bill failed to pass, the government proceeded to withdraw the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

The three bills were part of a coordinated legislative effort to enable a nationwide delimitation exercise after decades. The Constitution am...