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https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/indian-navy-rules-out-tejas-fighter-jet-on-new-aircraft-carrier/ No matter which new fighter comes, the navy will have the same mix of fighters on both carriers.

I was in Cochin last May and by then not even most work on the Island itself were not done. So the internals and electronics were still work in progress and just as the flight deck. Not sure from which date that pic is, but the lifts doesn't seem to be done either.

You need more fighters than the carriers would carry, to have enough reserves for rotation (keeping the same fighters at sea will reduce their service life faster), maintenance or repair and training at the shore base.