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An 850-Seat Lok Sabha Would Multiply MPs and Divide Parliament

The government is proceeding with a delimitation exercise, following the lifting of the freeze under the 84th Constitutional Amendment, that could expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to as many as 850 seats - prompting debate over whether legislature size or deliberative capacity should be the priority. TAN argues that expanding the Lok Sabha to 850 seats post-2026 without expanding debate time or committee capacity would erode…