Women’s Reservation Bill Fails to Pass
Bill falls short of two-thirds majority despite strong NDA push in Parliament
NDA setback
The NDA government faced a major setback in the Lok Sabha as the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to get passed. The government had aimed to implement the Women’s Reservation Bill through the 131st Constitutional Amendment.
The government had linked women’s reservation with delimitation (redrawing of constituencies). However, the bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.
Out of the total votes, 298 were in favour and 230 were against the constitutional amendment bill. A total of 528 MPs participated in the voting. The bill required 356 votes to be passed, but the NDA failed to reach this number.
As a result, the constitutional amendment bill could not be passed in the Lok Sabha. Along with it, the government had also introduced a delimitation bill. NDA setback
All three bills failed to get approval in the Lok Sabha. If passed, the bill would have provided 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.
It would also have increased the number of Lok Sabha seats to 850.
However, since the government linked it with delimitation, it faced strong opposition.
