Chennai: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao raised concerns over what he called the possibility of a “disproportionate increase in number of seats” in the Lok Sabha and assemblies of some populous northern states after delimitation. KT Rama Rao, or KTR, alleged a huge discrepancy in the exercise prescribed by the government … Read more
Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry out the delimitation exercise in such a manner that no state would suffer any reduction in representation in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, especially in terms of the share of total number of seats in … Read more
Chennai: “A historic day for federalism” – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on X Friday morning, setting the stage for a crucial meeting this weekend, at which political leaders from seven states, including those from Odisha, Punjab, and Bengal, will discuss the delimitation row. Mr Stalin had earlier called on leaders from these … Read more
Hyderabad: The delimitation exercise, due to take place before the 2029 general election, is actually a means to limit South India and reduce its importance and an action plan is being prepared to counter it, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said today. Mr Reddy, who received Tamil Nadu’s invitation to participate in an all-party meeting … Read more
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday led a meeting of state parties – sans the opposition BJP and its local ally but including rivals AIADMK – to discuss ‘Hindi imposition’ and delimitation, topics at the heart of a row between the ruling DMK and the central government. In the meeting, attended by … Read more
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin has again weighed in on the row over the decreasing number of parliamentary seats for the southern states after delimitation. This he said, is because the state has implemented the family planning programme. The family “planning campaign” being properly followed, “there is a situation of … Read more