The administration has scheduled five additional measures for introduction during the three-week Monsoon Session of Parliament, which starts on Monday, adding to the tension around the crucial Delimitation Bill. The Delimitation Bill was presented with the Women's Reservation Bill as part of the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, a single legislative package. However, during the three-day special session held in April, the Delimitation Bill was unable to obtain the necessary two-thirds special majority in the Lok Sabha.
The NDA, which was governed by the BJP at the time, lacked the necessary two-thirds majority in either House of Parliament. But since then, a lot has changed. The BJP's standing in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was reinforced by the TMC's defeat in the May West Bengal Assembly elections.In order to increase its chances of passing Constitutional Amendment Bills, which need a two-thirds special majority in both Houses of Parliament, the BJP has also been eyeing the support of the DMK's 22 Lok Sabha MPs in the wake of the same Assembly election results and M.K. Stalin's fallout with his INDIA bloc ally, the Congress.
It is unclear, though, if Stalin's party would support the BJP on the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill because delimitation is still a contentious political issue in Tamil Nadu, which the DMK actively opposed while in office.
The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which calls for the immediate removal from public office of anyone who has been imprisoned for 30 days, including the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, is another bill that has been put on hold.
The Bill was sent back to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) after causing a significant stir when it was tabled in Parliament in 2025. The JPC has since returned the Bill with suggested revisions. Whether the amended bill will be discussed during the Monsoon Session is yet to be determined.
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill are two of the five new bills that have been added to the Center's legislative agenda for the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
While the latter suggests more stringent provisions for the delayed registration of births and deaths, the former aims to change the 1971 law to make it illegal to intentionally disrespect or disturb the singing of the national song Vande Mataram.
The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, and the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 are the other three new bills scheduled for the Monsoon Session.
The government has also included the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill, 2025, which is currently being reviewed by a Joint Committee of both Houses, and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, which was introduced during the Budget Session of Parliament.There are five new bills and two previously proposed items on the Monsoon Session agenda. There is still uncertainty about whether the 130th and 131st Constitutional Amendment Bills would be presented to Parliament in the near future because they are not on the list that was distributed to lawmakers.