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16/04/2026 14:13 (UTC)
Plan to expand parliament by 50% reignites India’s north-south political divide
- Date: 16/04/2026 09:26 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EFE
- Author: Sarwar Kashani
- Topic: Social issue » Demographics
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Apr 15 (EFE).- The Indian government's proposal to expand the national parliament by more than 50 percent and redraw constituency boundaries has triggered a political...
- Date: 20/07/2023 06:29 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EPA
- Author: HARISH TYAGI
- Topic: Social issue » Demographics
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[FILE] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to the media upon his arrival with other cabinet ministers to attend the monsoon session at the Parliament House in New Delhi, India, 20 July 2023. EFE-EPA/HARISH TYAGI
- Date: 16/04/2026 08:05 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: CEDIDAS
- Topic: Social issue » Demographics
New Delhi, Apr 16 (EFE).- India’s Parliament began a three-day special session on Thursday to debate a constitutional reform that seeks to double the number of seats and reserve 33 percent for women, a proposal the opposition says could alter the country’s balance of power.The government plan would increase the lower house (Lok Sabha) from 543 to 850 seats, which, if approved, would make it the largest directly elected chamber in the world. (Camera: HANDOUT).FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT TV CHANNEL. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO SALES/ ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS STORY (MANDATORY CREDIT). FOOTAGE OF A DEBATE IN INDIA’S PARLIAMENT IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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Plan to expand parliament by 50% reignites India’s north-south political divide
Plan to expand parliament by 50% reignites India’s north-south political divide
Plan to expand parliament by 50% reignites India’s north-south political divide
