UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The newspaper discussion on increasing the Lok Sabha's strength from 550 to 850 primarily highlights which institutional concern?

  1. More members may dilute individual MPs' access to limited parliamentary floor time
  2. An increase in seats automatically abolishes the need for Question Hour
  3. Delimitation can be undertaken without any constitutional amendment
  4. Constituency size is uniform across all States and Union Territories

Answer

Correct Answer

More members may dilute individual MPs' access to limited parliamentary floor time

Explanation

Option A is correct: the article argues that adding members without expanding working capacity can mute representatives on the floor. Option B is wrong because Question Hour remains an accountability mechanism. Option C is wrong because the proposed Bills themselves indicate constitutional legislation. Option D is wrong because the article gives sharply unequal constituency sizes.

Topics: delimitation, parliament, polity, representation and floor time