`Change is a good thing. It is only because of change that all of you became ministers' - BJP MLA
``I do not understand why this urgency. The constituency delimitation is still under review. Change is a good thing. It is only because of change that all of you became ministers.
They criticize everything that was built with more seats in Parliament. There is no ulterior motive in any of that. It was built with future generations in mind.
My Nilgiri parliamentary constituency includes four districts. It is difficult for one MP to hear the grievances of people from four districts and carry out work. At the same time, we cannot accept a loss to Tamil Nadu. That can be conveyed to the Central government. Instead, the BJP opposes this resolution, which is being passed hastily.
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- BJP MLA Bhojarajan
'An all-party MPs meeting was held regarding delimitation' - Chief Minister Vijay

Chief Minister Vijay said, “Recently, an all-party MPs’ meeting was held regarding delimitation. MPs from 6 parties participated in that meeting. The last delimitation was carried out in 1971 based on the population census.
Initially, they wanted to bring in constituency delimitation based on the 2011 census. That bill failed. It appears the Union government is planning to increase the number of Lok Sabha members by 50%. Even if the number of seats is first increased by 50%, the number of seats will later be revised again based on the 2026 census. At that time, injustice will be done to the southern states. Therefore, we decided in the all-party meeting that the current number of Lok Sabha constituencies should remain unchanged," he said,
The Marxist Communist Party and the Communist Party of India have expressed support for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's anti-delimitation resolution!
`The number of Lok Sabha constituencies should be fixed at 543' - Chief Minister Vijay
Chief Minister Vijay said, ``The number of Lok Sabha constituencies should be fixed at 543. The reservation announced for women should be brought into effect in the 2029 election itself.
This is a resolution for the mothers, sisters, and younger sisters in our homes. The reason I am standing here is my grandmother, mother, sisters, and younger sisters. With that gratitude, I am bringing this resolution.
Tamil Nadu women are excelling in every field, including science, justice, and administration. Those women must also win in politics. Women make up the majority of the population. Women are the majority among voters. But in politics, their space is limited.
In 2021, there were 12 women MLAs in the Assembly. Now there are 23 women MLAs. Even so, women’s representation has not increased significantly in percentage terms.
It should not be postponed by linking it to delimitation and women’s constituency reservation.
The TVK government is a government for women. There are 4 women ministers here. There is a lioness force.
Reservation of constituencies for women is not a concession. It is their democratic right.
When a woman gains power, the family rises. When a thousand women gain power, the nation itself rises.
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If constituency delimitation is carried out based on the post-1971 census, Tamil Nadu will be affected! - Vijay

On the issue of delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay is moving a separate resolution in the Legislative Assembly and speaking on it. In his speech, he said, “Delimitation should not be carried out based on the 2011 population.” “Recently, a meeting of Tamil Nadu’s Lok Sabha MPs was held at the Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai. At that meeting, detailed discussions were held on the pros and cons of this delimitation. In particular, the kinds of problems that Tamil Nadu and other southern states would face because of delimitation were discussed. It is clearly evident that if delimitation is carried out based on the population census after 1971, Tamil Nadu will be adversely affected,” he said.
The separate resolution and the DMK’s stance!
The budget session is underway in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Today, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay will table a separate resolution in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly opposing delimitation.
Until before the last विधानसभा election, even if no voice was raised in any other state in India against delimitation, the voice of opposition was strongest in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu’s former Chief Minister Stalin invited the chief ministers of five states to Chennai and held a meeting against delimitation... He even registered his protest by burning a copy of the delimitation bill.
However, after the governance and political landscape of Tamil Nadu changed, the DMK went into silent mode on the issue of delimitation. Vijay held an all-party MPs’ meeting on the 8th of this month (Saturday) to oppose this bill. But the DMK and the AIADMK did not take part in it.

There is also continuing talk that negotiations are underway for a DMK-BJP alliance, and that is why the DMK has not taken up this issue in a big way.
Moreover, even if the constituency delimitation bill is brought before Parliament, it is said that the DMK will not take part in the vote and will walk out.
In this situation, information that the TVK government is moving its pieces by bringing this separate resolution in order to put pressure on the DMK has sparked a stir.
During the vote that follows this resolution, it will become clear what position the DMK holds on delimitation.
You can follow today’s proceedings of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in this Live Blog. Stay tuned.
