THE HINDU DATED 5th APRIL 2026

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THE HINDU DATED 5th APRIL 2026

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1.     Prime Minister says all States will benefit from proposed delimitation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that all States would benefit from the proposed delimitation exercise, attempting to address concerns, especially from southern States, that population-based seat redistribution may reduce their relative representation. The event is politically significant because delimitation affects the balance of parliamentary power and therefore the federal compact itself. The logic behind the Prime Minister’s assurance is to frame delimitation not as a zero-sum redistribution but as a broader democratic correction tied to changing population realities and representation needs. The stand of the report is cautious and attentive to the sensitivity of the issue, since appr