# Tamil Nadu CM Vijay asks PM Modi to freeze Lok Sabha at 543 seats 2026-08-13T17:30:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging a constitutional amendment to permanently fix the Lok Sabha's strength at 543 seats and retain the current state-wise distribution. The letter, sent on Thursday, references a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly on August 12. Vijay also pressed the Centre to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha from the 2029 general elections, without linking it to the delimitation exercise. Southern states fear they will lose seats in a fresh delimitation based on post-1971 Census data, as they have controlled population growth more effectively than northern states. The Centre's proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, could expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats. The women's quota law, passed in 2023, was originally tied to delimitation. Earlier this month, Vijay convened a meeting of Tamil Nadu MPs, which the DMK and AIADMK boycotted as a political exercise. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com - indiatoday.in Tags: constitutional amendment, delimitation, Lok Sabha, Tamil Nadu, Vijay, women’s reservation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-urges-pm-to-freeze-lok-sabha-at-543-seats/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-urges-pm-to-freeze-lok-sabha-at-543-seats/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.