'Freeze seats for 25 years': Congress backs Vijay-led TN govt's delimitation stand

Chidambaram seeks no change in 543 Lok Sabha seats (ANI photo)Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday that the party wants the existing allocation of Lok Sabha seats to be maintained for another 25 years, with no change to the current strength of 543 seats or Tamil Nadu’s 39 constituencies.Chidambaram added that the resolutions passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Congress Working Committee on delimitation reflected the same position.“The resolutions passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Congress Working Committee regarding the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies reflect the same stance. There should be no change to the current Lok Sabha strength of 543 seats or Tamil Nadu’s allocation of 39 constituencies. The Con