Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution for one-third quota for women in legislative bodies
The Chhattisgarh Assembly passed a resolution on April 30, 2026, calling for the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament and all Legislative Assemblies following the delimitation process. The resolution comes after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aimed to enable women's reservation by readjusting Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha. Several BJP-ruled states have since initiated similar legislative actions urging the central government to enact the reservation policy.
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Following a nearly 10-hour long discussion, the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday (April 30, 2026) passed a resolution seeking the immediate implementation of one-third reservation for women in the Parliament and all Legislative Assemblies after completion of the delimitation process.Earlier this month, 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 in the Lok Sabha after it failed to meet the two-thirds majority mark. Since then, BJP governments in various States have convened special sessions of the respective State Assemblies moving resolutions for the law’s implementation — and in some cases censure motions — against the Opposition.
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