NEW DELHI — The Union Government has finalized the parameters for its upcoming electoral delimitation exercise, confirming that states which successfully implemented national family planning policies over the last five decades will be formally penalized with a permanent loss of parliamentary influence.

"We repeatedly requested states to lower their fertility rates, and several actually listened," said a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs spokesperson, reviewing a draft map that expands the Lok Sabha to 850 seats, overwhelmingly concentrated in the northern belt. "Sadly, their compliance means they no longer have the raw headcount necessary to matter in national elections. It is a harsh lesson in the dangers of following government instructions."

According to the proposed framework, southern states whose share of the national population dropped steadily due to effective healthcare and education initiatives will see their electoral weight drastically diluted. Officials noted that the massive transfer of electoral power will be carried out under the procedural umbrella of the Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring that any state objecting to its sudden disenfranchisement can be swiftly accused of opposing gender equality.

At press time, the Centre released a statement assuring the politically diminished states that they would retain full authority to generate the bulk of the country's tax revenue, which will be efficiently routed to the expanded constituencies to subsidize their continued demographic growth.