Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Statements on successive days by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin on declining population trends in India’s southern States hasn’t elicited any substantive comment from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) Central government, with the party yet to arrive at a stand on the issue. Sources in the BJP say that the statements by the Chief Ministers, one of them an ally of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, are being seen as part of the anxieties expressed by southern States with regard to the constitutionally mandated delimitation exercise currently scheduled for 2026, but that a wider consultation on the population policy was yet to happen. Published – October 22, 2024 08:50 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation No population Census — in the dark without vital data Are pro-natalist policies the way to address the ageing population problem?