'Freeze seats for 25 years': Congress backs Vijay-led TN govt's delimitation stand
The Congress party and Tamil Nadu's government are advocating for a 25-year freeze on the current Lok Sabha seat allocation to prevent southern states from losing parliamentary representation. This follows concerns raised by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay regarding the potential impact of the upcoming Delimitation Bill.
Why it matters
The debate over delimitation highlights the tension between population-based representation and the political interests of states that have successfully implemented population control measures.
Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday that the party wants the existing allocation of Lok Sabha seats to be maintained for another 25 years, with no change to the current strength of 543 seats or Tamil Nadu’s 39 constituencies.Chidambaram added that the resolutions passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Congress Working Committee on delimitation reflected the same position.“The resolutions passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Congress Working Committee regarding the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies reflect the same stance. There should be no change to the current Lok Sabha strength of 543 seats or Tamil Nadu’s allocation of 39 constituencies.
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