India, March 22 -- Population should not be the only criteria to determine number of seats in the highest representative body of our country, former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik said on Saturday. He called delimitation of constituencies an injustice to Odisha.

Addressing a meeting online convened by Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on delimitation of seats in Chennai, Patnaik said delimitation based only on population figures will be unfair to the states who have worked hard to reduce their population growth rates in line with national priorities.

"Odisha has done well in successfully reducing its fertility rates over the years. If projected population figures of 2026 are taken, we will end up lo...