Opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge urges Modi to keep Lok Sabha size unchanged for 25 years
Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that the Lok Sabha remain at 543 seats for the next 25 years.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge restated the Congress party's call to freeze the Lok Sabha's strength at 543 seats. The request seeks to maintain the current number of parliamentary constituencies for a quarter of a century. Kharge emphasized the significance of this issue for the country's political framework. No response from the prime minister's office was reported.
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