# DMK Sets Three Conditions for Backing Delimitation Bill 2026-08-06T15:41:52+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The DMK has informally told the government it wants three safeguards before supporting a constitutional amendment for fresh delimitation, The Hindu reports. It seeks a 25-year extension of the freeze on seat allocation, a 50% increase in Lok Sabha seats for every State, and a State-wise seat schedule in the proposed legislation. The party will decide formally after seeing the Bill. The government is seeking Opposition support but lacks the two-thirds majority currently needed. In the 540-member Lok Sabha, the threshold is 360. The government would have 346 votes if 22 DMK MPs backed it, leaving a gap of 14 before accounting for absences or abstentions. Home Minister Amit Shah has earlier spoken of expanding the House to 850 seats to implement women's reservation after delimitation. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Constitution, delimitation, DMK, Lok Sabha, Parliament Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-sets-three-conditions-for-backing-delimitation-bill/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-sets-three-conditions-for-backing-delimitation-bill/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.