The federal dilemma of delimitation
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution requesting the central government to freeze the number of Lok Sabha seats and maintain current state-wise distribution. The resolution also calls for the implementation of women's reservation in the Lok Sabha by 2029, independent of future census or delimitation exercises.
Why it matters
This resolution highlights the growing political tension between southern states and the central government regarding the potential loss of political representation due to population-based delimitation.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Centre to permanently freeze the number of Lok Sabha seats at the existing number of 543 and maintain the present State-wise distribution of those seats. It also advocated the preservation of current ratio of 2.2:1 between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats. It sought the implementation of one-third reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha from the 2029 election onwards, without linking it to any future census or delimitation.
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