Telangana CM Revanth labels delimitation exercise as conspiracy against the Southern States

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy criticizes delimitation exercise as a conspiracy against Southern states, vows to protect South's interests.

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy termed the delimitation exercise as a ‘limitation for the South India’, labelled it as a conspiracy against the Southern states.

He expressed the views on Thursday (March 13, 2025) after a delegation of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (DMK) party led by Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru handed over a letter written by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inviting him for a meeting on March 22 in Chennai called to discuss the delimitation exercise and the fear of South being reduced to a few seats compared to the Northern States.

Mr. Reddy said that Central Government’s ‘conspiracy’ should be exposed and thwarted and termed the entire exercise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a revenge on the Southern States for not allowing the party claim power.

Assuring that he would personally attend the meeting in Chennai with Congress party high command’s permission, Mr. Revanth Reddy warned that Southern States would not tolerate any attempts to reduce the importance of the Southern states in national politics. “We (Southern States) have served and contributed hugely to the country’s progress,” he reminded adding that BJP doesn’t have much representation in the South and it wants to reduce South’s importance.

The Chief Minister also said that the Telangana government has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the delimitation of the constituencies, and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka and senior leader K Jana Reddy have been entrusted with the responsibility of inviting all the parties and laying the roadmap to save Telangana’s interests.

The Chief Minister said that the Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, who is also the BJP Telangana president, would be invited to the meeting and it was his responsibility to participate in the meeting and take the apprehensions of the South to the attention of the Union Cabinet.

Mr. Revanth Reddy also complimented Mr. Stalin for playing a key role on highlighting the apprehensions with the delimitation and assured he would get all the support.