ANI Photo | DMK, AIADMK and allies boycott Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s delimitation meeting
Political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the DMK and AIADMK, have decided not to participate in an all-party MPs’ meeting called by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on August 8 to discuss delimitation.
Of the state’s 57 MPs, only 20 are expected to attend the session, while 37 have chosen to stay away, reflecting a lack of consensus on the Chief Minister’s initiative.
The meeting was convened by CM Vijay to develop a unified state response to the proposed delimitation exercise, which has raised concerns about a possible reduction of parliamentary seats for southern states.
The 20 MPs attending are mainly from the Congress and its smaller allies: 12 from Congress; two each from the VCK, CPI, and CPI(M); and one each from MDMK and IUML.
Those boycotting include all 30 DMK MPs, all four AIADMK MPs, and one MP each from PMK, MNM, and DMDK.
DMK MP Kanimozhi, speaking on the boycott, said: “The all-party MPs meeting convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on delimitation is unnecessary and alleged that it was aimed at diverting attention from the Cauvery issue.” She added, “There has been no official announcement from the Union government about tabling a delimitation bill in the current Parliament session, and since the amended draft bill is not even available, there is nothing new to discuss.”
The meeting follows CM Vijay’s invitation to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from the state for a consultative session on the proposed Delimitation Bill 2026 and its potential impact on Tamil Nadu. The meeting was scheduled to take place at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai at 3 pm.
The Delimitation Bill 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026, aims to redraw parliamentary and assembly constituencies, increase the Lok Sabha strength to 850 seats, and implement reservation for women. However, the bill was not passed, as it did not obtain the constitutionally required special two-thirds majority of members present and voting in Parliament.
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