# Bulldozer tactics: Congress smells delimitation plot

> Congress claims BJP is manipulating Parliament's 88-day record to push delimitation bills.
- Title: Bulldozer tactics: Congress smells delimitation plot
- Summary: Congress claims BJP is manipulating Parliament's 88-day record to push delimitation bills.
- Keywords: parliament, delimitation bills, women's reservation, lok sabha, rajya sabha, congress, bjp, amit shah, jairam ramesh, monsoon session, prorogation, constitution amendment
- Source: Indiatoday — https://indiatoday.in/india/story/parliament-88-day-prorogation-record-congress-amit-shah-bulldozer-tactics-delimitation-bills-womens-reservation-itspc-3035450-2026-11-10
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- Topics: parliament, delimitation bills, women's reservation, lok sabha, rajya sabha, congress, bjp, amit shah, jairam ramesh, monsoon session, prorogation, constitution amendment
## Parliament's record 88-day session
Parliament's Monsoon Session has remained formally open for 88 days, surpassing the previous record of 87 days set in 2008.
## Congress alleges BJP plot
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh claims the Centre is manipulating a two-thirds majority to pass delimitation bills.
## Delimitation bills background
The Centre introduced three linked bills to fast-track 33% women's reservation and expand Lok Sabha seats to 850.
## April 17 bill defeat
The delimitation bill failed in Lok Sabha with 298 votes for and 230 against, falling short of required 352 votes.
## Congress's timeline of claims
Ramesh claims Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to PM Modi four times in six months seeking all-party meeting on delimitation.
## Prorogation vs adjournment
Adjournment sine die ends sittings without fixing next meeting date, while prorogation formally ends a parliamentary session.
## NDA's current position
The NDA has 319 MPs in Lok Sabha and 153 in Rajya Sabha, 41 votes short of required 360 for delimitation bills.
## Congress's bulldozer tactics
Ramesh warns BJP's 'trademark bulldozer tactics' could force delimitation bills through Parliament despite opposition.
## Delimitation concerns
Opposition fears using outdated 2011 Census data could alter political representation, particularly disadvantaging southern India.
## Government's stance
PM Modi and Home Minister Shah assured Parliament southern states would not be disadvantaged by delimitation.
## NDA's potential moves
BJP reportedly reaching out to NCP and DMK for support to pass delimitation bills in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
## Constitutional requirements
Delimitation bills require two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to pass constitutional amendments.
## Current political gap
NDA needs 41 more votes in Lok Sabha and 11 in Rajya Sabha to reach required two-thirds majority for delimitation bills.
## Congress's claim
Congress says delay in proroguing Parliament helps BJP assemble numbers for delimitation bills.
## What happens next
The government may reconvene Parliament quickly if it secures enough support for delimitation bills.
## Key takeaway

Congress accuses BJP of using Parliament's 88-day record to secure two-thirds majority for delimitation bills.