New Delhi, April 20 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday alleged that the push around women's reservation was driven by political survival rather than genuine intent, stating that "for the BJP, it was a matter of the BJP's preservation and remaining in power, not women's reservation."

Speaking to ANI, Ramesh said the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in Parliament marked a significant moment for the Opposition. "In the three-day special session of Parliament, we witnessed the victory of democracy, the Constitution and the federal structure. The politics of the bulldozer and delimitation stood defeated. The issue was about delimitation, not women's reservation," he said.

He further added that the Opposition remai...