Delimitation bill LIVE: South share won't be reduced, says Amit Shah

Kiren Rijiju proposes 12-hour debate, open to extension

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju proposes a 12-hour discussion on the Bills spread across today and tomorrow. Rijiju says if the Speaker wants, the time can be extended.

Speaker Om Birla allows joint debate on three Bills, rejects Opposition objections

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla rejects the Opposition's objections and allows discussion on all three Bills concurrently.

KC Venugopal objects as Amit Shah and A Raja differ on clubbing Bills

Congress MP KC Venugopal objects to Meghwal's request. Union Home Minister Amit Shah argues the 3 Bills are linked and so they need to be considered together during discussion while voting on the Bills can be done separately. DMK's A Raja says there are one constitutional amendment and 2 statutory Bills and asserting that they should be discussed separately as their nature and character is different.

House clears Bill introduction; Meghwal seeks nod to move three Bills

Leave to introduce the Bill was granted after the motion for introduction was passed by a simple majority. All three bills have been introduced. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal seeks permission of the Chair to concurrently move the 3 Bills for consideration and passing.

Speaker announces provisional tally: 251 ayes, 185 noes

After ballots were cast through slips, the count shows 251 in favour and 185 against, according to the tally announced in the House.

The Speaker noted that these figures remain provisional and may be revised.

Lok Sabha turns to vote slips after 333-strong division

In the Lok Sabha, members have shifted to paper slips for voting after the division recorded 333 votes with no abstentions.

Rajya Sabha adjourned without business; oaths, tributes held

Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were called off for the day on Thursday without any legislative work being taken up.

When the session began, newly elected members were sworn in to the Upper House. The chamber then stood in silence to honour two figures: veteran playback singer Asha Bhosle, who died on April 12 in Mumbai at 92, and senior Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who passed away on April 8 at the age of 94.

Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan also acknowledged recent advances in science and technology, pointing to a milestone at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.

The 500-MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) reached first criticality on April 6, 2026, a development seen as strengthening India’s long-term energy outlook while pushing forward its homegrown nuclear technology programme.

With that step, India has formally moved into the second phase of its three-stage nuclear power plan, he said.

The House was subsequently adjourned for the day.

207 MPs back govt in division, 157 oppose

In the division, 207 members backed the government, allowing the House to take up the bills for discussion. As many as 157 MPs opposed the move. A total of 86 MPs from the NDA were absent when the vote was taken, even as the proceedings now shift to the debate phase, reported India Today.

Lok Sabha briefed on division voting, rules for recording votes

Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh addressed the House, outlining how the chamber’s electronic voting system functions. He noted that proceedings typically rely on a voice vote, but when that outcome is disputed, the House moves to a formal “division,” triggering the Automatic Vote Recorder to log responses as Ayes, Noes or Abstentions.

“The votes will not be registered if the votes are kept pressed before the first gong or if they aren’t pressed simultaneously till the second gong. Members can check their vote on individual results board,” Mr. Singh says.

He also clarified that members seeking to alter their vote have an alternative route. “If any member wishes to change the vote, they may call for voting through slips,” he adds.

Oppn forces division of votes as Speaker puts introduction of bills to vote in Lok Sabha

As Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla puts the introduction of bills to a vote, the Opposition demands a division of votes. Division allowed upon the Opposition's insistence. Lobbies being cleared. Birla allowed division upon the opposition's insistence. Lobbies are being cleared.