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New delimitation plan? Congress asks Centre three pointed questions
The Congress has asked whether the Modi government has a fresh proposal on delimitation and why it is refusing to convene an all-party meeting, after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju replied to a letter from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
L-G to be final authority in proposed Ladakh UT-level body, Centre's draft says
The Centre's draft proposal for an elected body in Ladakh says the Lieutenant Governor will be the final authority and asks whether constituency delimitation should be done by an election authority or a Delimitation Commission. It also weighs reserving one-third to 50% of seats for women.
Delimitation may push Chhattisgarh assembly to 135 seats, with 45 likely reserved for women
Delimitation could raise the Chhattisgarh assembly's strength from 90 to 135 seats, and if women's reservation kicks in, 45 of them may be reserved for women. Separately, minister Lakshmi Rajwade criticised her own government's police over a crackdown in Surajpur.
Modi pitches 'Nation First', but delimitation row keeps Congress and BJP at odds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged political parties to unite in the national interest at a Dussehra event, amid efforts to build consensus on the delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has sought an all-party meeting; Kiren Rijiju replied to his letter. Kharge meets Modi on October 21.
90 to 135, and 45 for women? Delimitation arithmetic could redraw Chhattisgarh's politics
Delimitation could raise Chhattisgarh's assembly strength from 90 to 135 seats, and if women's reservation applies, 45 of them could be set aside for women — a change that would reshape the state's election math.