India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row | India

The Indian government failed to pass a bill increasing female representation in parliament after accusations of using it as a cover for electoral map redrawing. The bill, requiring a two-thirds majority, was opposed by the opposition who argued it was an attempt to manipulate the electoral process and unfairly benefit certain states. This failure marks the first time in 12 years that a constitutional amendment proposed by Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government failed to pass parliament.