{"id":14794,"date":"2026-08-21T04:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14794"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:53:13","slug":"freeze-seats-for-25-years-congress-backs-vijay-led-tamil-nadu-govts-delimitation-stand-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14794","title":{"rendered":"‘Freeze seats for 25 years’: Congress backs Vijay-led Tamil Nadu govt’s delimitation stand | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chidambaram seeks no change in 543 Lok Sabha seats (ANI photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram<\/a> 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\u2019s 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.\u201cThe 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\u2019s allocation of 39 constituencies. The Congress party\u2019s position is that the current seat allocations should be maintained for another 25 years,\u201d Chidambaram said in a post on X.\u201cIt is gratifying that both the ruling party (TVK) and the principal opposition party (DMK) in Tamil Nadu support this stance,\u201d he added.The development comes a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay raised concerns over the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, warning that southern states could lose parliamentary representation if seats are redistributed primarily on the basis of population.Speaking at the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, Vijay, who is also the council\u2019s vice-chairman, sought an assurance from the Centre that states that had successfully stabilised their populations would not be penalised through a reduction in their parliamentary representation.He said the issue had assumed importance as the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 Census approaches its end.“As the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 Census approaches its end and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, is considered, there is a genuine and shared concern across the Southern States that delimitation based predominantly on populations may diminish our collective voice in Parliament,” he said.<\/p>\n

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