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Southern states reject population formula, seek GDP-based representation

Stalin said Tamil Nadu, which had effectively controlled its population through social welfare programmes, could lose at least eight LS seats if the current population-based formula were implemented

Chief Ministers of Kerala, Telangana, and Punjab -- Pinarayi Vijayan, Revanth Reddy, Bhagwant Singh Mann -- were part of the meeting. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also attended the meet hosted by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin
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Chief Ministers of Kerala, Telangana, and Punjab -- Pinarayi Vijayan, Revanth Reddy, Bhagwant Singh Mann -- were part of the meeting. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also attended the meet hosted by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin.

Archis Mohan Delhi

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On Saturday, a Joint Action Committee for Fair Delimitation (JAC), led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, passed a resolution at its meeting in Chennai, demanding that the “freeze on Parliamentary constituencies based on the 1971 Census population be extended by another 25 years”.
 
Apart from Stalin, the CMs of Kerala, Punjab, and Telangana, as well as the Deputy chief minister of Karnataka, attended the meeting. They cautioned that the impending delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, if carried out solely based on population, could “disempower” southern and other “progressive” states.
 
Stalin said Tamil Nadu, which had effectively controlled