What happened: BJP demand for fresh delimitation; Centre has not finalized proposals publicly
Bharatiya Janata Party sought a new delimitation approach and earlier pursued a Constitutional amendment; the Government of India has not publicly finalized the seat-allocation framework.
Background: seat-allocation and delimitation elements discussed in Parliament
Earlier Parliamentary discussion included: increasing Lok Sabha up to a maximum of 850 seats; allocating seats using the 2011 Census; and reserving one-third of seats for women.
Constitutional trigger: delimitation follows Census 2027 even without an amendment
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