Overview
- Speaking to BJP workers Monday on the party’s 47th Foundation Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to hold the 2029 general election with one‑third of Lok Sabha seats reserved for women.
- The government plans to move amendments in a mid‑April special session, reported for April 15–16, to advance the Women’s Reservation Act by removing its link to post‑2026 Census steps.
- Officials intend to base seat changes on 2011 Census numbers before applying the 33% quota, a shift that uses delimitation to redraw constituencies and raise the total number of seats.
- Modi said the Uniform Civil Code and ‘One Nation, One Election’ remain active priorities with “serious” discussions under way, noting that Uttarakhand and Gujarat have already passed UCC laws.
- The change would boost the share of women lawmakers in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, which could reshape party candidate selection and local representation in the next national vote.