Union Minister Pralhad Joshi defended the government's stance on the Delimitation Bill, stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would secure victory in elections regardless of whether there are 543 or 850 parliamentary seats. This statement followed the failure of the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at increasing women's representation in the Lok Sabha, which did not achieve the necessary two-thirds majority. Joshi explained that the government delinked the census from delimitation to facilitate women's reservation and increase overall parliamentary representation, citing that the population has grown from 300-400 million to 1.4 billion. He criticized the Congress party for its leadership and alleged that public rejection of Congress is due to its policies and actions, not delimitation. Joshi also addressed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's request to postpone constituency delimitation for another 25 years, stating that the decision rests with the party leadership. Stalin had previously labeled the bill's defeat as a setback for national unity and a sign of growing opposition solidarity, marking the first time in 12 years that a constitutional amendment introduced by the Modi government failed to pass in Parliament.