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'37.9% of TMC's LS members are women': Mamata Banerjee points her party's data to counter PM Modi's claim on women quota

India, April 19 -- PM Narendra Modi got a pointed response from CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday after he took up the issue of women's reservation at the BJP's election rally in West Bengal and again clai... Read More


Now, a bill for 33% women quota within current Lok Sabha strength of 543: As govt delimitation fails, DMK's counter

India, April 18 -- A day after the BJP-led NDA government's Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed the Parliament test - it sought to hasten the implementation of 33% women's quota in legislatures... Read More


Why can't women's quota be implemented in existing House of 543? What Oppn, govt have said, and why OBC question remains

India, April 18 -- After the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 fell in the Lok Sabha on Friday - the first defeat of a bill in PM Narendra Modi's government of 12 years so far - one question c... Read More


What next as Modi govt's amendment to women's quota law fails Lok Sabha test: The two other bills, and BJP's options now

India, April 18 -- The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 - the Narendra Modi government's proposed amendment to the 2023 women's reservation law - was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday evenin... Read More


'Hold Parliament on Monday, bring old bill, let's see who is anti-women': Priyanka leads Oppn charge as govt move fails

India, April 18 -- A day after the Narendra Modi government's Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill fell in the Lok Sabha - the first defeat of a government bill in 12 years - the opposition tried on Sa... Read More


G-word at heart of fears: Why Oppn wants total LS seats and women quota delinked, what's gerrymandering | Explained

India, April 17 -- When Parliament convened this week for a special session to debate three bills linked to redrawing India's electoral map to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha - and thus reserve on... Read More


What's the G-word at heart of delimitation fear? Gerrymandering, a term from the US, explained in the Indian context

India, April 17 -- When Parliament convened this week for a special session to debate three bills linked to redrawing India's electoral map to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha, and thus reserve one... Read More


There's a big caste angle in women's quota, delimitation link: How OBCs and census come into picture, beyond South fears

India, April 17 -- When Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi rose to speak in the Lok Sabha on Friday, he did not begin with the South-may-lose-seats argument that has dominated headlines since the delim... Read More


What Priyanka Gandhi 'achieved in 5 minutes' versus Rahul's 20 years, he explains

India, April 17 -- "Everyone in this room has been influenced, taught, learnt a lot from women in their lives," Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition, said in the Lok Sabha on Friday, as ... Read More


Riddle of 16: What did Rahul Gandhi hint at when he said 'my god, how crazy'? Southern party's tally may hold answer

India, April 17 -- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed the number 16 holds heavy meaning in PM Narendra Modi's plans to bring in delimitation - an increase and change in Lok Sabha seat... Read More