""The amendment bill has fallen. They used an unconstitutional trick in the name of women to break the Constitution," Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote on X right after the vote."
""The women of this country will not forgive you," Home Minister Amit Shah said in parliament ahead of the vote."
The proposal to expand India's parliament to enhance women's representation was rejected in the Lok Sabha after failing to secure a two-thirds majority. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, linked women's reservation to a controversial delimitation bill, which faced opposition due to concerns it would benefit the ruling BJP. Despite broad political support for women's quotas, the delimitation proposal was contentious. The bill received 298 votes in favor and 230 against, leading to its failure. The government plans to continue advocating for women's quotas despite the setback.
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