Overview

• CM M.K. Stalin calls the planned 2027 Census–based delimitation a “sinister design” and demands a constitutional amendment to safeguard southern representation
• Amit Shah has assured that no seats will be lost by southern states and is leading BJP efforts in Madurai to strengthen its alliance with the AIADMK
• AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami accuses the DMK of using the delimitation issue to distract from alleged corruption and governance failures
• BJP strategists say Shah urged cadres to identify 50 winnable constituencies and cooperate closely with NDA partners for the 2026 assembly election
• An extension of the delimitation freeze until after the 2026 census means the 2027 population data will determine the next redistribution of parliamentary seats