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Southern States’ combined representation will increase from 23.76% to 23.90% in LS after delimitation, says Anurag Thakur
BJP leader Anurag Thakur said that delimitation would not punish southern states and dismissed opposition claims that it would hurt them as false and manufactured. He spoke in response to charges by DMK and Congress, clarifying the government’s stance on the delimitation exercise.
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The statement addresses political tensions around delimitation and regional representation in the Lok Sabha, highlighting the government's argument against opposition critiques.
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Anurag Thakur rejects Opposition charges on delimitation’s impact on Southern States
April 19, 2026
BJP leader and former Minister Anurag Thakur, on Sunday, April 19, 2026, sought to dismantle the Opposition’s charges that delimitation would punish and hurt southern states, describing such claims as a false narrative and a manufactured crisis propagated by the DMK and Congress.