Siddaramaiah Mulls Meeting Of Southern States To Oppose Delimitation

Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 14:17 IST

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana are opposing the delimitation, saying it would unfairly penalise their successful demographic management.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin had last year tried to build a coalition of southern states and some other opposition states under the "Joint Action Committee" to oppose the delimitation process.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is likely to call a meeting of the chief ministers of southern states to oppose the proposed delimitation exercise.

In southern India, all states are ruled by the opposition, except for Andhra Pradesh, where the NDA government led by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is in power.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana are opposing the delimitation, saying it would unfairly penalise their successful demographic management and would result in a substantial loss of political representation.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin had last year tried to build a coalition of southern states and some other opposition states under the “Joint Action Committee" to oppose the delimitation process.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, participating in the Joint Action Council meeting convened by Stalin, had said the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies is hanging over our heads like the sword of Damocles. He had further pointed out that the southern states “are now set to be punished precisely for our sincere implementation of the Population Policy of 1976".

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