Defeat of delimitation Bill is south India’s loss: Nara Lokesh

Defeat of delimitation Bill is south India’s loss: Nara Lokesh

The vote against Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill has placed southern States at a disadvantage — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to lose representation after the next Census, Telugu Desam Party’s newly appointed working president says, blaming politics, not policy for the Bill’s failure; he addresses concerns over upcoming resource-intensive data centres and explains why his government is incentivising larger families

Why did Congress oppose Delimitation Bill, asks Lokesh after P Chidambaram's 'do the math again' quip

Lokesh, who is minister in the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet headed by his father N. Chandrababu Naidu, claimed that the NDA had sought to address the imbalance through the Delimitation Bill and a proportionate increase in parliamentary seats for all states.

Nara Lokesh Defends South India’s Concerns in Delimitation Debate with P. Chidambaram

A fresh debate over delimitation and South India’s parliamentary representation has gained attention after senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram and Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh exchanged views on the issue. P. Chidambaram initially reacted to Nara Lokesh’s recent remarks on delimitation and suggested that the Andhra Pradesh minister should “do the math again” before speaking about the subject. Referring to Article 81 of the Constitution,…