Chandigarh, April 16 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday raised questions over the distribution of new Lok Sabha seats, alleging that the Central government is favouring specific regions where the ruling party holds a stronghold.

While extending his support for the Women's Reservation Bill, the Chief Minister pointed out a lack of uniformity in how the number of seats is being increased across different states.

Speaking to the reporter, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, "I support the Bill, but give these seats amid the 543 seats. But there is an increase in the number of seats by 1.5 times in each state... But in some states, there is a non-uniform increase in this as well. For example, in a state with 85 seats, the seats ar...