Naidu calls blocking of delimitation, women’s quota Bills great disservice to the nation

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“Those celebrating this outcome must introspect as the country lost an opportunity to secure a fair and constitutional safeguard for rightful representation,” CM Chandrababu Naidu said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the opposition parties have done a great disservice to the nation by defeating the Delimitation and the Constitutional Amendment Bill.

He stated on X that with the freeze under Article 81 set to end after the first Census conducted post-2026, the forthcoming census exercise would reset seat distribution purely based on population, potentially leading to a steep decline in representation for the southern, northeastern, and smaller States.

Published - April 18, 2026 11:20 am IST

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