DMK may support delimitation if three changes are made to Bill
These conditions come amid renewed efforts from the government to reach out to the Opposition to secure numbers for the Bill; though the government doesn’t have the two-thirds majority yet to push through a constitutional amendment, the situation has changed since the Bill was introduced previously
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) may extend support to the Narendra Modi government's constitutional amendment Bill for delimitation if three specific changes are made, according to sources. These changes include maintaining the constitutional freeze on seats based on the 1971 Census for an additional 25 years, introducing a 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats for all States, and providing a schedule of the number of seats each State will have.
The DMK remains undecided until the specifics of the Bills are known. The government has been actively reaching out to the Opposition, including a recent conversation with Rahul Gandhi. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance requires 164 votes from the Rajya Sabha to pass the Bill, which is currently short of 14 MPs if all DMK members vote in favor.
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