Will the political power of South India reduce? Amit Shah cleared all the confusion with figures in Parliament:

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has put a full stop in the Parliament on the apprehensions in the minds of South Indian states regarding the upcoming delimitation in India. He assured in clear words that under the new system, the political power of any state of South India will not reduce, but there will be a historic increase in the number of representatives there in the Parliament. Shah revealed that in future the total number of Lok Sabha seats will be increased from 543. 816 Thinking of doing it.

Possible new mathematics of 5 states of South India

According to the data shared by the Home Minister, the number of Lok Sabha seats in five major states of the south may increase by almost 50 percent after the new delimitation. State wise possible changes will be as follows:

Tamil Nadu: more than 39 seats 59 Seats.

Kerala: more than 20 seats 30 Seats.

Karnataka: more than 28 seats 42 Seats.

Andhra Pradesh: more than 25 seats 38 Seats.

Telangana: more than 17 seats 26 Seats.

South’s supremacy will continue: a game of proportions

The concern of the opposition and many regional parties was that the South would be under-represented compared to North India due to its better performance in population control. On this, the Home Minister explained through figures that the total seats in these five southern states increased from 129 to 195 Will happen. At present the participation of South India in the Lok Sabha is 23.76%, which is almost the same even after increasing the number of seats. 24% But it will remain stable. It is clear from this that the ratio of seat distribution will be kept balanced.

When will the new system be implemented and what is the process?

Amit Shah also made it clear that this change is not going to be implemented overnight. He stated that:

Not possible before 2029: The process of delimitation will proceed only after the 2029 Lok Sabha elections or after the census report comes.

Constitutional Process: The new electoral map will be prepared only after the report of the Delimitation Commission is received, discussed in the Parliament and approved by the President.

Current Status: Till then all the elections in the country will be conducted on the basis of existing 543 seats only.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. On the concerns of other leaders including Stalin, the government has given the message that no state will be allowed to suffer political loss for good works like population control.