Southern States’ combined representation will increase from 23.76% to 23.90% in LS after delimitation, says Anurag Thakur
BJP MP and Former Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur along with BJP State Vice President Malavika Avinash and other party members at a press conference opposing Congress’ actions on the delimitation bill at the BJP party office in Bengaluru on April 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse
BJP leader and former Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday, April 19, 2026, sought to dispel the Opposition’s accusations that delimitation would punish and harm the Southern States as a “false narrative” and a “manufactured crisis” by the DMK and the Congress.
Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, he declared that under the “50% formula” proposed by the Narendra Modi Government, every southern state would gain more seats than even the 2011 Census projection could provide. “For example, Tamil Nadu’s current 39 Lok Sabha seats will increase to 59 (ten more than the 2011 Census estimate), Kerala’s number will increase from 20 to 30, and Karnataka from 28 to 42. Andhra Pradesh will increase from 25 to 37 and Telangana from 17 to 25,” he said.
It was published – 20 April 2026 03:00 IST
