Regional Power Imbalance After Parliamentary Delimitation
A situation where two States together command over 25% of Lok Sabha seats would fundamentally alter coalition arithmetic. Government formation, legislative bargaining, and policy priorities could become disproportionately influenced by the political preferences of a limited geographic region. This may marginalise smaller and better-performing States, reducing their leverage in national decision-making despite significant economic and social contributions.
While large States deserve fair representation, excessive concentration of power risks weakening the spirit of federal balance embedded in India’s Constitution. It could also intensify perceptions of “majoritarian regionalism,” where numerical dominance overrides consensus-building. Such an outcome may strain Centre–State relations and encoura
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