Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has asked for an assurance from the Union government that no state's representation in Parliament will decrease due to the delimitation exercise. The request follows a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly calling for the Lok Sabha’s strength to permanently remain at 543 seats.
In a significant development, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has requested the Union government to provide a legislative assurance that any state's representation in Parliament will not reduce due to the delimitation exercise. This request comes after the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution calling for the Lok Sabha’s strength to permanently remain at 543 seats last week. The process of fixing the boundaries of electoral constituencies is known as delimitation. According to The New Indian Express, Vijay emphasized that southern states have made substantial progress in controlling their population, human development, and economic growth. He expressed concerns that these efforts might be penalized during the delimitation exercise. During a three-day special session of Parliament in April, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government introduced the 2026 Constitution 131st Amendment Bill to amend the 2023 Women’s Reservation Act and redraw the boundaries of electoral constituencies. However, the bill required a two-thirds majority of votes in Parliament to pass, which the ruling National Democratic Alliance does not have. The consideration of the bill was rejected by the Lok Sabha with 298 MPs voting in its favour and 230 against. Vijay’s remarks on Thursday drew criticism from both the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, while the Congress leader P Chidambaram expressed support for maintaining the current allocation of Lok Sabha seats, including Tamil Nadu’s 39 seats.
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