One solution put to the committee by the veteran psephologist Malcolm Mackerras is: 24 more mainland MPs, bringing the size of the House of Representatives to 175; paired with an increase in senators from each state from 12 to 14.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/nov/06/the-aec-is-shifting-electorate-boundaries-but-should-parliament-be-adding-seats

Political observer and psephologist Biswanath Chakraborty said the numbers would change before the final contest.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/trinamool-files-highest-number-of-nominations-for-west-bengal-panchayat-polls-followed-by-bjp-and-cpim/article66980517.ece