Chennai, March 2 -- The main Opposition AIADMK and the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has decided to take part, while the BJP and the Naam Tamizhar Katchi (NTK) would boycott the All Party meeting convened on March 5, by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to discussed the proposed delimitation exercise to be carried out by the Centre.

The decision to convene the All Party meeting was taken at a meeting of the State Cabinet a couple of days back and was announced by Mr Stalin, who said the proposed delimitation exercise by the Centre based on population, would reduce the Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.

He objected to the exercise based on population data as Tamil Nadu would stand to lose eight seats bringing it down from the total 39 to ...