India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral map The Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the plan as a guise to redraw the country’s electoral map. It was the first time in 12 years in power that a constitutional amendment proposed by Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government was not passed by parliament. Continue reading...

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India: Modi plan for women's quota in parliament fails vote

Opposition parties accused the government of using the quota to increase its own influence in the Indian parliament. The proposal would have seen hundreds more seats added and a 33% quota for women.

Nooruddin: 'Much to be gained by having more women in India's highest parliamentary body'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Irfan Nooruddin, the Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Indian Politics in the Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service. As a scholar of Indian politics, he approaches institutional reform not as a question of isolated policy change, but as a reconfiguration of incentives within a vast and uneven federal democracy. He examines the interlinked dynamics shaping India’s political future, including the normative promise and practical limits...

By François PICARD

'This victory is just trailer': Stalin after Constitution Amendment Bill fails in LS

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin celebrated the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, calling it a victory for the state. He stated that Tamil Nadu fought for fairness in the delimitation process, not against it, and vowed to continue standing united against challenges to the state's rights and federal spirit.

By TOI NEWS DESK

'India seen it. INDIA stopped it': Rahul Gandhi as women's quota bill fails in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi wrote," The amendment bill has fallen. They used an unconstitutional trick in the name of women to break the Constitution."

India fails to pass Parliament expansion Bill linked to quotas for women - The Straits Times

India fails to pass Parliament expansion Bill linked to quotas for women  The Straits Times

‘Hail the Constitution’: Opposition rejoices as Bill to tweak women’s quota law is defeated in LS

By Asad Rehman

Women's Representation In Legislatures: What The Numbers Reveal

Even at the peak of their representation in 2019, women accounted for 14.4 per cent of the Lok Sabha

Bill to include women on ERR's board passes 1st reading

Legislation to include both men and women on the board of Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) passed its first reading on Wednesday after being proposed by opposition parties.