Hyderabad, April 14 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has issued a formal appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, proposing a "Hybrid Model" for Lok Sabha seat expansion as an alternative to the Centre's current pro-rata population-based plan.

In an open letter sent Tuesday, Reddy warned that a purely population-driven increase to 850 seats would "irreversibly distort" India's federal balance, effectively punishing southern states for their decades of successful population control and human development.

CM Reddy suggested a formula inspired by the Supreme Court's 50-50 logic on reservation versus merit, designed to reward economic and developmental performance.

Half of the new seats are to be allocated on a pro-rata population ...