New Delhi, April 18 -- The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, brought by the Union Government to increase the House's size and alter the mechanism for delimitation and women's reservation bill failed to get the requisite number support in the Lok Sabha and was defeated.

Out of 528 members present and voting, 298 backed the Bill while 230 opposed it; however, it did not secure the mandatory two-thirds majority required for a Constitutional Amendment and therefore did not pass.

In the aftermath, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju withdrew both the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. These measures were intended to expand the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Asse...