New Delhi, April 17 -- The Lok Sabha failed to pass the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to tweak the old women's reservation bill and expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats.

The BJP-led NDA government failed to secure the two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha to pass the bill, falling short by 62 votes. As per the number game, the NDA needed the support of 360 of 540 MPs in the Lower House. However, only 298 MPs voted in favour of the bill, and 230 voted against it.

As the Constitution Amendment) Bill was not passed in the Lok Sabha, the government did not proceed with voting on the other two bills - the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Delimitation Bill, 2026.

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