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Justifying the Indian polity’s centralizing tendency, Dr BR Ambedkar observed on 4 November 1948 in the Constituent Assembly that dividing authority between the central and local governments beyond a certain point was capable of ‘producing chaos’.
His proposal in June 1949 for the election administration machinery to be centralized appears to follow this conviction.
Read the full debates on our website today: constitutionofindia.net/deba…
This is because Indians often deployed particularised belonging (to the colony) as a mode of assertion to demand inclusion within a supposedly universal political community (subjects of the British Empire).
The tension comes through in the pleas and petitions of racialised colonial subjects.
Read our latest blog post to see how: constitutionofindia.net/blog…
106 Amendments, 3 metrics of significance.
In our latest blog post, we identify three simple parameters to evaluate significance of the amendments to the Indian Constitution till date.
Secondly, we assess the structural impact of amendments on institutional design, patterns of social and economic redistribution and citizens’ rights.
Thirdly, we highlight amendments declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court indicating areas of constitutional disagreement between Parliament and the Supreme Court.
Read the full post here: constitutionofindia.net/blog…
Secondly, we assess the structural impact of amendments on institutional design, patterns of social and economic redistribution and citizens’ rights.
Thirdly, we highlight amendments declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court indicating areas of constitutional disagreement between Parliament and the Supreme Court.
Read the full post here: constitutionofindia.net/blog…
Secondly, we assess the structural impact of amendments on institutional design, patterns of social and economic redistribution and citizens’ rights.
Sardar Hukam Singh told the Constituent Assembly in June 1947 that delimitation is the ‘soul’ of elections in the country. Today, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to change the balance of power on delimitation.
In India, the government needs the support of a two-thirds majority in both Houses of Parliament to pass constitutional amendments. But this doesn't have to come from its own party.
PS: We are excited to announce a new section on Constitutional Amendments on the ConstitutionofIndia.net website, to help you explore and engage with the evolution of the Indian Constitution over the years.
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