Modi Pushes Law on More Women Legislators Before Key Polls
- Move could help Modi’s party get support of female voters
- The law may not come into force before 2024 elections
Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 18.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resurrected a long-pending bill to reserve a third of lawmakers’ seats for women, an important constituency for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party heading into next year’s national elections.
The Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to ensure reservation for women at the federal and state levels to improve representation of half of the country’s population, was presented to the lower house of parliament on Tuesday during a special session.