Women make 49 % of our population, but their representation in Parliament is far lower. All parties have promised to reserve 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for female candidates. According to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union India ranks 147 out of 188 countries when it comes to the number of women in parliament. | The Times of India

India Today Data Intelligence Unit analysed the Assembly-wise results of the 2019 Lok Sabha election and compared them with the number of MLAs in all state legislative assemblies to find out that while the BJP stands strong in the central government, its power fades in the states. #DIU (Rahul Kanwal) | India Today

Government introduced the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, to bring in 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Legislative Assemblies. #india #parliament #women #reservation #bill #loksabha #legislature | Jist