TN CM Vijay softens delimitation stand, seeks assurance that seat share won’t fall

Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has softened his stance on delimitation, requesting that the Union government assure each state's current share of parliamentary representation will not be reduced. At the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah, Vijay urged the government to provide legislative assurance that no state would suffer a decrease in its percentage of representation in Parliament due to successful population stabilisation.

This shift in position comes after Vijay's categorical opposition to delimitation as a resolution he moved in the TN assembly on August 12.