New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no southern state, including Tamil Nadu, will see a reduction in Parliamentary representation due to the delimitation exercise. The delimitation exercise - originally scheduled for 2026 - redefines the number of representatives a state sends to the Lok Sabha based on population.

Shah's assurance at a rally in Coimbatore comes a day after Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin called an all-party meeting in Chennai on March 5 to discuss the delimitation exercise, which he referred to "as a sword hanging over southern states".

"I want to reassure the public of South India that (PM Narendra) Modi ji has kept your interest in mind to make sure that not even one seat is reduced pro rata," Am...