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Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution for one-third quota for women in legislative bodies
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Following a nearly 10-hour long discussion, the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday (April 30, 2026) passed a resolution seeking the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for women. Photo: X@vishnudsai Following a nearly 10-hour long discussion, the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday (April 30, 2026) passed a resolution seeking the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for women in the Parliament and all Legislative Assemblies after completion of the delimitation process.Earlier this month, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to redistribute Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 2011 Census to expedite the implementation of women’s reservation, was defeated in the Lok Sabha after it failed to meet the two-thirds majority mark. Since then, BJP governments in various States have convened special sessions of the respective State Assemblies moving resolutions for the law’s implementation — and in some cases censure motions — against the Opposition. Published - May 01, 2026 01:23 am IST
BJP leaders raise slogans over the protest staged by Samajwadi Party leaders, wherein they accused the BJP of misleading the people on the issue of women's reservation, during the special one-day session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in Lucknow, on April 30, 2026. | This followed another demonstration by Samajwadi Party MLAs, who alleged that the BJP was misleading public in the name of women's reservation.The women BJP legislators assembled in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue on the Assembly premises, holding banners bearing the slogan "Insult to Matrushakti (women's power), India will not tolerate it". The protesting members entered the main hall of Vidhan Bhawan carrying the banners. Published - April 30, 2026 01:17 pm IST
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