Chennai/Chandigarh, March 23 -- Vehemently opposing the proposed delimitation exercise by the BJP-led Central Government, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday called it "unfair, undemocratic, and aimed at weakening opposition voices". Mann, speaking at the first Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, warned that Punjab's share in Parliament would shrink despite an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats.
Currently, Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats, accounting for 2.39 percent of the total 543 seats. However, if the Lok Sabha is expanded to 850 seats post-delimitation, Punjab's share would drop to 2.11 percent, even as its seat count rises to 18. Mann argued that Punjab's contribution ...