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The long-debated reservation bill for women failed to secure the required votes in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The bill was introduced under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, but it failed to get the required majority. The proposed law received 298 votes in favour and 230 against.
Two other bills, including the Delimitation Bill 2026 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026, also failed to pass.
The two bills related to delimitation and increase in the number of seats, which were introduced in the Lok Sabha, were not put up for voting because, according to the central government, they were “essentially connected” with the legislation related to women’s reservation.
The bill was introduced after heated debate and heated exchanges on Thursday night and Friday. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly advocated for 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Home Minister Amit Shah also accused the opposition of opposing the bill.
Women are integral to building a strong India, their development is the beginning of a nation: PM
Ahead of the vote on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of ignoring facts and logic behind the legislation. He said today’s youth should be informed and should know that the issue of women’s reservation has been pending for decades. Now is the time to give women their due and include them in a decision-making role.
Will face women’s anger in 2029: Amit Shah attacks opposition over bill’s defeat
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the opposition has blocked the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandana Adhiniyam Bill. He said that women will give an answer to the opposition in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and at all levels.
India saw it, India Bloc stopped it: Rahul Gandhi
After the failure of the Women’s Bill, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi criticized the government, saying that the government adopted an unconstitutional approach and stopped the rights of women. India has seen everything, he said.
