Chennai, Feb. 25 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin convened a cabinet meeting at the secretariat on Tuesday and announced the decision to hold an all-party meeting on March 5 to discuss the issue of constituency delimitation. He highlighted the state could lose eight MPs in the process.

Stalin confirmed that invitations for the all-party meeting would be sent to the 40 political parties registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Tamil Nadu.

He asserted that Tamil Nadu, currently having 39 MPs, would be adversely affected by the constituency realignment, which would likely reduce the state's representation. Stalin expressed that the state was now compelled to stage protests to protect its rights.

"Tamil Nadu has been...