Women NDA MPs raise slogans during a protest amid rain, after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated, during the Special Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, April 17, 2026.
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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 on the floor of the Lok Sabha on Friday (April 17, 2026). The 2023 Women’s Reservation Act though remains a part of the Constitution and can be implemented according to its provisions.
The government has notified the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women’s Reservation Act, 2023), on Thursday (April 16). This in effect means that the law timeline of 15 years often referred to as the “sunset clause” begins from April 16, 2026.
Published – April 18, 2026 07:25 pm IST
