'No One Can Touch Tamil Nadu': Rahul Gandhi As Constitution Amendment Bill Fails

'No One Can Touch Tamil Nadu': Rahul Gandhi As Constitution Amendment Bill Fails

The Centre needed a two-thirds majority to get the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed, but fell short of the mark. The proposed legislation saw 298 MPs voting in its favour and 230 voting against.

Priyanka Gandhi to MK Stalin: How opposition leaders reacted to the defeat of 131st Constitution Amendment Bill

The Bill proposed a significant expansion of Lok Sabha’s strength from the current 543 members to a maximum of 850, comprising 815 members from States and 35 from Union Territories while operationalising the long-pending one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state Assemblies.

No One Can Touch Tamil Nadu: Rahul Gandhi After Constitution Amendment Bill Fails In Parl

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hailed the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, saying “no one can touch Tamil Nadu” as the government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. The controversial bill, linked to the implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies, was defeated after receiving 298 votes in favour and 230 against — short of the cons…