Whether it is a correction of long-standing democratic distortion or the imposition of a new one depends substantially on one's priors about what representation is ultimately for.
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Vaishu Rai is a policy and governance consultant and a former LAMP Fellow at PRS Legislative Research. She has previously written for The Hindu, The Indian Express, The New Indian Express, India’s World, Frontline and The Quint among others.
Three Bills before Parliament could trigger the biggest redesign of India’s electoral system in decades, expanding the Lok Sabha, redrawing constituencies, and fast-tracking women’s reservation.
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