India, April 11 -- The Congress on Friday expressed concern over the proposed delimitation exercise, which would accompany amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying that it would have "grave consequences".

At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said that the plan to increase Lok Sabha and assembly seats by 50% across the states, will create a divide between the north India and south India. Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy dished out data to show how the south Indian states stand to lose if the government pushes it's proposed delimitation.

Addressing the meeting, Kharge said the delimitation exercise requires a thorough deliberation, assertin...