Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging a Constitutional amendment to permanently fix the strength of the Lok Sabha at its existing 543 seats, amid growing concern in southern states over the impact of an upcoming delimitation exercise on their parliamentary representation.
The letter comes days after the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a special resolution, moved by Vijay himself, calling on the Centre to permanently freeze the Lok Sabha's strength at 543 seats and protect the existing state-wise distribution of parliamentary seats.
