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Kharge Urges Modi All-Party Meeting on Delimitation

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC · How we work

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64-day prorogation gap

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge sent a fourth letter to PM Narendra Modi Oct 16 2026 urging an all-party meeting on delimitation proposals.
The 64-day prorogation gap, Kharge warned, has sparked speculation about reconvening or extending the Monsoon Session.
Kharge said he wrote to Modi on April 11, July 16 and August 27 2026 requesting an all-party meeting.
He added the government released delimitation bills on April 14 2026 and held a session on April 16 2026.

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Defection Driven Amendment

On October 16 2026, Mallikarjun Kharge sent a fourth letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging an all-party meeting on delimitation.
Kharge warned that the government’s push for a constitutional amendment without broad consultation threatens deliberation and may rely on defections to secure a two-thirds majority.
He called the 64-day delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session, adjourned on August 13 2026, unprecedented.
Kharge noted delimitation amendment failed to obtain a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority on April 17 2026.

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Historical Context

In 1976, India enacted the 42nd Constitutional Amendment under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, dramatically expanding parliamentary powers and suspending civil liberties. The amendment passed with a two-thirds Lok Sabha majority of 380 votes, while the Rajya Sabha approved it by 200 votes. Similarly, in October 2026 Mallikarjun Kharge’s fourth letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demands an all-party meeting on delimitation, warning of a rushed constitutional amendment. If the 2026 push mirrors 1976’s unchecked changes, India risks eroding democratic safeguards and provoking judicial challenges from the Supreme Court.

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64-day prorogation gap

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge sent a fourth letter to PM Narendra Modi Oct 16 2026 urging an all-party meeting on delimitation proposals.
The 64-day prorogation gap, Kharge warned, has sparked speculation about reconvening or extending the Monsoon Session.
Kharge said he wrote to Modi on April 11, July 16 and August 27 2026 requesting an all-party meeting.
He added the government released delimitation bills on April 14 2026 and held a session on April 16 2026.

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