During a recent session in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah outlined the government's proposal to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850. This move aims to facilitate the implementation of the 33% women's reservation without compromising the existing representation of various regions, particularly the Southern states. Shah emphasized that the formula for the composition of the Delimitation Commission remains unchanged from the previous Congress-led government. He provided a mathematical rationale for the number 850, explaining that a 50% increase in seats would allow for the reservation while keeping the total number of general seats intact. Shah reassured that states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu would not lose representation, with their respective seat counts increasing. The proposal has sparked discussions about potential shifts in political power, particularly concerning larger states gaining more seats, but Shah maintained that the overall representation would remain balanced.