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India fails to pass parliament expansion bill linked to quotas for women
The bill fell short of the two-thirds majority after opposition parties united against delimitation-linked seat expansion, officials said.
- On Friday, India's Parliament rejected a bill mandating 33% representation for women in the lower house, as the measure failed to secure the required two-thirds majority.
- The proposal was linked to a contentious plan to redraw voting boundaries, which opposition groups warned could shift political power toward faster-growing northern states.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government argued the plan would include a uniform 50% increase in seats across all states, while Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party described it as an attempt to change the electoral map.
- Hours before the vote, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the government had addressed all concerns, yet the government later withdrew the delimitation proposal.
- Since independence from British colonial rule in 1947, the measure was seen as one of the most significant changes to India's political system, yet it fell short after two days of debate.
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