LUCKNOW, April 19 -- After the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, the ruling party and Opposition took swipes at each other.

While the BJP said "a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy," the Opposition framed the bill's defeat as a successful defence against an "unconstitutional trick."

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath termed the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures by 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats a "betrayal of women's power" in the nation.

"Today, a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy. The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendmen...