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India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government was not passed by parliament. The failure followed a fierce debate, with the government accused of an “attack on democracy” after it tethered a bill

India plans more seats for women in parliament, links it to ‘delimitation’

Narendra Modi said before a special sitting of parliament on Thursday as his government introduced three bills to be debated in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. While two of the three bills