India, April 22 -- A joint rally of the Mahayuti coalition, in which women workers from all three constituents were meant to participate, saw a no show by the Shiv Sena (Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar). The BJP turned out in full strength, with thousands of female party workers attending in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The rally at the NSCI Dome in Worli on Wednesday was part of the Mahayuti's statewide protest in support of the bill and to condemn the opposition for defeating it in the Lok Sabha. Before the rally, the BJP staged a march from Jamboree Maidan to the Dome to show its support for the Modi government's ostensible move for 33% reservation for women. Thousands of BJP leaders and workers participated in the ma...