New Delhi, April 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved to bring a major change in the Lok Sabha seats. The government is set to introduce in Parliament the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Thursday (April 14).

The bill seeks to "operationalise" 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by increasing the strength of the lower house to up to 850 from the present 543.

The government plans to bring a Constitution amendment bill, a bill on delimitation law and an enabling bill for Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry - three Union territories with legislature - on Thursday in Lok Sabha to fast-track implementation of the Women's Reservation Act of 2023.

The Constitution ...