No State, be it north or south will be discriminated against in delimitation exercise: PM in LS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 16, 2026) asserted that no State— big or small, north or south, east or west— will be discriminated against in the delimitation of constituencies linked with the implementation of women quota law and warned that those who oppose this reform will not be forgiven by the women of the country.

Intervening in the debate in Lok Sabha on the three Bills introduced for amendment of the women’s quota law and to set up a delimitation commission, Mr. Modi also made it clear that the proportion of Lok Sabha seats in any State will not come down as a result of the delimitation exercise.

“There will be no change in that proportion (of Lok Sabha seats) either, and the increase will also be in the same proportion,” he said.