India, April 18 -- After the Constitutional (131st Amendment) Bill was defeated in the Lok Sabha, Opposition members described the Government's attempt to link delimitation proposals with women's reservation as a "nefarious attempt" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bill was defeated by 68 votes.

It sought to expand the strength of the Lok Sabha, and revise the framework governing delimitation and implementation of women's reservation.

The Opposition asserted that the defeat was a victory for democracy and the Constitution. The Opposition under the INDIA bloc, which vehemently protested the passage of bill, demanded that the Government should now implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the exi...