As the number of seats in the to-be-finalized Parliament is a topic of discussion in political circles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the opening of the new Parliament building in Delhi have taken on added interest. The prime minister declared that more MP seats would be added soon. After Sunday's groundbreaking for the new Parliament building, the Prime Minister gave his first speech to the House. The constituencies will be redistributed based on the results of the first census conducted after 2026. He claimed that the old parliament had a shortage of seats and operational issues. He claimed that more MPs will be needed in the future and that the current parliament will not have enough room for them to sit.
The new parliament was constructed in record time as a result. In fact, there are many rumours circulating in political circles about the expansion of the Parliament's number of seats. There are rumours that the federal government is attempting to expand the number of Lok Sabha seats. The laws require that after 2026, the number of seats in the Parliament be increased.
There is speculation that it would be conceivable, though, if the BJP administration in power at the national level determines that changing the constitution to shorten the timeframe won't be too tough. The political elite of the nation is calling for an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats from the current 543 to 1000. Doubts are being voiced in this process on whether the central government is considering expanding the number of Lok Sabha seats after the Prime Minister brought up the subject. whereas the new Parliament building can accommodate 1272 people and is fully equipped.
