The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at amending the Women’s Reservation Act, failed to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy criticised parties opposing the bill, warning of adverse consequences for southern states if delimitation is based on the 2026 census.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all political parties to support amendments needed to implement the Women’s Reservation Act by the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, calling it a collective national sentiment and stressing women’s role in strengthening democracy and development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam before 2029 elections, calling for parliamentary unity to amend provisions, enabling 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and assemblies ahead of delimitation timeline
The Union Cabinet has approved draft bills to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections. The proposals include raising Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, with 273 reserved for women, and extending the law to Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry.
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed support for the Centre’s proposed amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act, aimed at implementing 33 per cent reservation for women in Assemblies and Lok Sabha by 2029
Former MP and senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar has demanded that the Union Government immediately announce the schedule for the long-pending decadal Census, along with a caste-based enumeration
Addressing a 'Peedith Adhikar Yatra' organised by the OBC Rights Front at Datia district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh, she called for the conduct of BC caste census for targeted delivery of benefits.
