New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured that the delimitation process, which has been a long flashpoint between the ruling NDA and the Opposition parties, will not be biased or unfair. A special Parliament session started earlier in the day to debate on three bills that were introduced in Lok Sabha.
The session began with a fiery 40-minute debate between the NDA and the Opposition, after which the latter insisted on the division of votes before the introduction of the Constitutional (131st Amendment) Bill. The Vindhyas are emerging as a political fault line for the BJP, raising fears that the party could be branded as a “northern party” in the South. Notably, the Vindhya or Vindhyachal range – stretching from Gujarat to Bihar – has long served as a major geographical, climatic and cultural divide, separating the North’s Indo-Gangetic plains from the southern Deccan Plateau.
Lok Sabha seats will be increased to up to 850 from the current 543 to “operationalise” the women’s reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise to be carried out based on the last published census. Why Delimitation Has Become Flashpoint Between Centre And Southern StatesLok Sabha seats will be increased to up to 850 from the current 543 to “operationalise” the women’s reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise to be carried out based on the last published census.
The Vindhyas are emerging as a political fault line for the BJP, raising fears that the party could be branded as a “northern party” in the South. Notably, the Vindhya or Vindhyachal range – stretching from Gujarat to Bihar – has long served as a major geographical, climatic and cultural divide, separating the North’s Indo-Gangetic plains from the southern Deccan Plateau. Leaders of Southern states argue that a population-based delimitation would unfairly benefit northern states, where population growth has been higher, while penalising states that have performed better in population control and development.
Reddy proposed a hybrid model for delimitation, suggesting that half the seats be allocated based on population and the other half on economic performance. Directly targeting PM Modi, he cautioned that ignoring southern concerns would trigger “strong resistance.” Leaders from southern states, mostly from parties outside the BJP-led NDA, argue that states such as Uttar Pradesh stand to gain a significantly higher number of seats through delimitation. In contrast, states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala would see only marginal increases.
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