While some MPs have indicated that the proposed meeting could be a courtesy interaction, its timing has assumed political significance amid ongoing developments and the upcoming legislative agenda in Parliament. Speaking to the media, Sule said the party could consider backing the proposal if the Bill provides for a 50% increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats across the country. The delimitation exercise has emerged as a politically sensitive issue, particularly over concerns that changes in the allocation of Lok Sabha seats could affect the representation of different states. The NCP (SP) currently has 10 MPs, eight in the Lok Sabha and two in the Rajya Sabha. PM Modi signals delimitation push, says NDA has the numbersPrime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the NDA has the numbers required in the Lok Sabha to pass the Centre’s ambitious Women’s Reservation Bill and Delimitation Bill, sources said on Friday.