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Both Houses of Parliament have passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which amends the First Schedule of the Constitution to replace Kerala with Keralam. The Lok Sabha cleared the bill on 11 August and the Rajya Sabha followed a day later, but the change takes legal effect only after presidential assent and a subsequent notification. The bill responds to a resolution passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2024 seeking a name that more closely reflects the state's Malayalam linguistic identity.