During a recent emergency session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended legislation aimed at delimitation and increasing women's representation in the Lok Sabha. He assured that no state would lose its share of seats, addressing concerns from southern and eastern states about potential overrepresentation from the north. The proposed reforms include a 33% reservation for women, tied to the next delimitation exercise, which will be based on the upcoming census. Modi emphasized that this reservation is a right, urging bipartisan support and cautioning against politicization. The legislation, comprising the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, aims to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats. The Delimitation Commission, appointed by the central government, will oversee the process, with its decisions being non-challengeable in court, a point of contention for the opposition. As state elections approach in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, Modi framed the reforms as a collective national step, seeking to unite various political factions for the greater good of representation in India.