Overview
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, the National Coalition for Women’s Reservation formally asked the Centre to introduce a constitutional amendment in the Monsoon Session to remove the law’s census and delimitation trigger.
- The coalition has set a coordinated campaign to begin on July 20 with a dharna at Jantar Mantar followed by daily protests during the Monsoon Session and joint actions across states.
- The 106th Amendment passed in 2023 guarantees 33% reservation for women but ties implementation to the first census after the law and a subsequent delimitation, and the decade-long census delay since 2021 has stalled the rollout.
- Activists say the government is using the reservation promise to press a politically sensitive delimitation and possible increase in Lok Sabha seats, pointing to a defeated proposal in the 2026 special session as evidence of that risk.
- More than 1,500 signatories including public figures and activists have backed the demand and the coalition plans meetings with MPs and a national conference of women legislators to press for immediate effect, which would let more women win seats in the next elections at the current House size.