Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-165
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-165
THE HINDU DATED 17th APRIL 2026
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1. Centre asserts States’ seats may rise by 50% post-delimitation
The Centre indicated that Lok Sabha seats could increase by up to 50% following delimitation, while assuring that no State would lose its proportional strength. The event is significant as it attempts to address political anxieties around redistribution of representation. The logic behind expanding total seats rather than redistributing fixed seats is to accommodate population changes wit
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