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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay seeks freeze on Lok Sabha seats at 543
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging constitutional amendments to permanently freeze the Lok Sabha at 543 seats. The letter, sent on Thursday, encloses…
The Story in Brief
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging constitutional amendments to permanently freeze the Lok Sabha at 543 seats. The letter, sent on Thursday, encloses a resolution passed by the state assembly on August 12, 2026, which also demands 33 per cent reservation for women in the next general elections and subsequent assembly polls.
Hindustan Times reports that the resolution was backed by the ruling TVK and the opposition DMK, along with Left parties and VCK, while the BJP, AIADMK, PMK and DMDK opposed it. Vijay has asked Modi to bring in necessary constitutional changes. The move comes after the Union government’s 131st Amendment Bill to raise Lok Sabha strength to 850 failed to pass in April 2026.
The Indian Opinion
The debate over seat freeze pits southern states’ population control against northern states’ demographic growth. The resolution locks existing distribution, which rewards states that managed family planning, but at the cost of denying representation to rising populations. That is a real tension, not a conspiracy. The 131st Amendment Bill failed in Parliament because the government could not clarify how delimitation would work. Watch whether the Centre offers a concrete formula that balances both needs, or triggers another round of regional acrimony.
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