Reform Some Recent Trends Amal Ray Vanita Venkatasubbiah It is too early to foresee the impact of the return of the Congress(I) to power at the Centre on the issue of constitutionIal reform. Besides, while there has been much talk, no formal moves towards constitutional changes have yet been undertaken. But the various suggestions mooted by party leaders sources in this regard have triggered a debate both in party circles and amongst constitutional pundits on the nature and direction of constitutional reform. This paper discusses some of these issues.