{"id":7680,"date":"2026-07-18T01:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7680"},"modified":"2026-07-18T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:09:25","slug":"unlike-last-time-dmk-is-clear-it-wont-follow-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=7680","title":{"rendered":"Unlike last time, DMK is clear it won\u2019t follow Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/unlike-last-time-dmk-is-clear-it-wont-follow-congress\/articleshow\/132469668.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132469668.cms\" \/><\/a>Political momentum builds for the government&#8217;s Constitution amendment bill.  DMK and NCP (SP) signals suggest support for the upcoming legislation.  This comes after recent political realignments and party splits.  The government plans to incorporate changes to assure fence-sitters.  The bill aims to increase Lok Sabha seats and implement women&#8217;s reservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political momentum builds for the government&#8217;s Constitution amendment bill. 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