Centre will pave way for increasing the number of Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as sought by both the Telugu States, by amending the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
After meeting, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said, “Home Ministry will now write to law Ministry which in turn will get the opinion of Attorney General of India. The Central Government is keen to amend the AP Reorganisation Act after getting the opinion of the Attorney General. I am confident that the people of Telugu States will soon hear the good news.” Naidu said both the States have written to Centre seeking implementation of Section 26 of AP Reorganisation Act, which calls for enhancement of number of legislative assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh from 175 to 225, and Telangana from 119 to 153.