Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh House passed the resolution by voice vote Thursday during a one-day special session focused on women’s empowerment.
- Samajwadi Party MLAs protested outside the chamber earlier Thursday, accusing the BJP of misleading the public and demanding immediate enforcement of the 33% law passed in 2023.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath challenged the Opposition to explain its Lok Sabha vote against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which sought seat expansion and a delimitation exercise to enable the quota, with proposals reported to lift Lok Sabha seats from 543 to as many as 816.
- Other state-level steps followed this line of attack, as Delhi’s Assembly passed a censure motion Tuesday and BJP units staged rallies such as a torch march in Bhubaneswar calling for the women’s quota.
- Opposition parties say they support reservation but want sub-quotas for OBC and minority women and clarity on how delimitation would change seat shares, leaving implementation stalled without a clear parliamentary path.