In @the_hindu today ‘The Congress assumes success in preventing a BJP amendment wrt delimitation..It must know that it has no viable path to keeping both the current strength and the shares of individual States intact. The only two options are: first, the number of Lok Sabha seats increases, but the individual share of States remains unchanged through a constitutional amendment, as the BJP says but has not written in a draft legislation. Second, the number of seats does not increase, but the existing seats get reallocated on the basis of the latest Census, leading to a massive slash in the representation of Keralam, Tamil Nadu and other States in similar positions both as absolute numbers and proportion. The BJP will blame the Congress and the Left, if the second option plays out, while reaping the advantage of the additional share in the heartland. The BJP has two good options from its vantage point; the Congress has two bad options to choose from, from its vantage point.’ @INCIndia @BJP4India @arivalayam @cpimspeak Here’s a gift link. You will be able to read it without hitting a paywall for 24 hours. BJP has no bad option, Congress has no good option - The Hindu thehindu.com/opinion/lead/bj…