Reorganizing Assembly seats in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is only feasible after 2026, according to the Center. On Wednesday, July 27, the central government provided clarification regarding the increase of assembly seats during parliament sessions. It stated that a constitutional modification is required to expand the number of assembly districts. The number of assembly seats may be increased to 225 in AP and 153 in Telangana, as per Section 15 of the Partition Act. In response to a query posed by BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao, Union Minister of State Nithyananda Rai provided a written response. The Center once again declared on the floor of Parliament that the total number of seats in each state assembly will be readjusted after the release of the first census after the year 2026, in accordance with Article 170(3) of the Constitution. The central government's response makes it obvious that Telugu states would have to wait at least another
