The Central Government has initiated talks with regional parties like the DMK and TMC to build political consensus on a fresh delimitation exercise, aiming to finalise a fair representation formula before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress and its allies, led by Rahul Gandhi, have consistently spread falsehoods about Election Commission since PM Modi assumed office, in an effort to displace him.
Amritpal Singh had contested the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from the jail in Assam and won the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat in Punjab.
Several prominent names, including Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav, National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, and former Maharashtra CM Y B Chavan have also won Lok Sabha elections without a contest.