Phase 3: Rajya Sabha Constitutional Amendment (Months 18–30)

Separate constitutional amendment bill for Rajya Sabha tiered reform. Separated because it requires state ratification and is the most politically sensitive provision for large states.

By this point, Phases 0–2 have demonstrated good faith — Finance Commission formula is paying out, IDAI is operational, women's reservation is implemented. The negotiating environment is transformed. Asking UP to give up 12 Rajya Sabha seats reads differently when UP has already received +37 Lok Sabha seats and the Demographic Dividend has begun flowing south.