Watch: Delimitation and federalism: Does India need a new fiscal formula?
- Posted on April 22, 2026
- By The Hindu
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Watch: Delimitation and federalism: Does India need a new fiscal formula?

The recent defeat of a bill that aimed to expand Parliament while allowing 33% reservation for women brings to the fore an important question: if delimitation were to take place, what would be the financial, or fiscal, impact on States? Would States that claim they would lose representation in Parliament benefit fiscally, or would they lose out there as well?