How does the re-adjustment under Article 170 affect the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland?
The re-adjustment under Article 170 affects the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland by determining the number of seats to be reserved for them in their Legislative Assemblies after the first census following the year 2026. The exact number of seats reserved will depend on the proportion of Scheduled Tribes members in the existing Assembly compared to the total number of seats at the time of re-adjustment.