Union Home Ministry is likely to put up a bill in the Parliament to increase the number of Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 11th or 12th of this month. The Bill is likely to be put up in Lok Sabha first and Rajya Sabha may take it up in the next session.
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Prior to that, Union Cabinet will ratify the bill. As of now, under every MP segment, there are seven Assembly segments. They will be increased to nine which will take the MLA seats in AP to 225 (175 now) and in Telangana to 153 (119 now).
The ruling parties in both the states are urging to increase them which will ensure that the Jump Jilanis of the other parties will be easily accommodated. Congress which has the majority in Rajya Sabha will try its level best to stop that.
