Tamil Nadu won’t lose a single seat: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s claim that the state would lose eight Lok Sabha seats if delimitation is carried out based on the population census.
Shah asserted that Tamil Nadu would not lose a single parliamentary seat, rejecting concerns over the potential impact of the process.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear in the Lok Sabha that even after delimitation, the seats of none of the states of the south will be decreased,” Shah said, addressing the controversy.
The delimitation exercise, expected next year, involves redrawing parliamentary constituencies based on population levels and could alter the proportion of Lok Sabha MPs from southern states. The issue has become a major flashpoint between the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and the BJP-led central government.
Chief Minister MK Stalin has called for an all-party meeting on March 5 to discuss the implications of delimitation, warning that Tamil Nadu is at a critical juncture where it must protest to protect its rights. He described the process as a “sword hanging over southern states” and insisted that it would weaken Tamil Nadu’s representation in Parliament despite the state’s success in population control measures.