Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi, seeks all-party meeting on delimitation

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to convene an all-party meeting before reintroducing the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes delimitation and an increase in Lok Sabha seats. Citing media reports that the government may table the revised Bill during Parliament's Monsoon Session beginning July 20, Kharge said political parties must be given adequate time to study the proposed changes and discuss them before they are brought before Parliament.

In his letter to the Prime Minister, Kharge said the Congress had repeatedly requested the government to hold an all-party meeting on the proposed delimitation exercise and related constitutional changes, but those appeals had gone unanswered.

He noted that the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 had failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha when it was introduced on April 17.