Chennai, March 22 -- The crucial Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting involving representatives from non-BJP ruled States which were likely to face reduction in the number of Lok Sabha seats due to the proposed delimitation exercise based on population by the BJP-led Government at the Centre, began in Chennai on Saturday.

Three Chief Ministers, a Deputy Chief Minister, former CMs and representatives of more than 20 political parties from nearly seven non-BJP ruled states, including all the Southern states, were in attendance at the the meeting convened by the ruling DMK in line with the resolutions adopted at an all-party meeting convened by it here on March five.

The leaders had started arriving since last night and some others landed th...