The Congress on Sunday (April 5, 2026) launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is "bulldozing" the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous States and is nothing but a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)".
The opposition party also alleged that the Prime Minister is "hoodwinking" the people of the country and is making misleading statements that are meant to deceive.
In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The PM is upto his usual tricks of making misleading statements that are meant to deceive. He says South Indian states will not be hurt in any way if the strength of the Lok Sabha is increased by 50% and the number of seats of each state in the Lok Sabha is also increased by 50%,." "This is hoodwinking the people of the country in which the PM has unique expertise," Mr. Ramesh said.
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For example, the difference between U.P.'s and Kerala's seats in the Lok Sabha is now 60 and Mr. Modi's proposal will increase it to 90, he said.
