Chennai, April 9 -- Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday highlighted the impact of the Women's Reservation Bill, stating, "After this bill is passed, the total number of seats in Parliament will increase to 816...33.4% reservation will be for women, including SC/ST women."

While speaking to ANI, he appealed to all political parties for support, asserting, "In this reservation, there should be a reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe women. Therefore, this bill will be passed unanimously because we appeal to all political parties to support this bill," he added.

The minister explained that a special three-day Parliament session from April 16-18 is being convened to facilitate the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill...