Hyderabad, April 15 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday called for a protracted struggle against the Union Government, demanding that the seats in Southern states be based on the pro-rata principle during the delimitation of the constituencies.

As per the release, "Participating in the 135th birth anniversary of the architect of the India Constitution, B R Ambedkar, the Chief Minister warned that the BJP conspired to reduce the seat quota to Southern states under the pretext of increasing representation based on a 50 per cent growth."

"It is high time we should unite and fight for an increase in seats in the southern states based on the pro-rata principle,' said Reddy.

CM further said, "BJP is engaging in conspiracies ...