Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution for one-third quota for women in legislative bodies

Following a astir 10-hour agelong discussion, the Chhattisgarh Assembly connected Thursday (April 30, 2026) passed a solution seeking the contiguous implementation of one-third preservation for women successful the Parliament and each Legislative Assemblies aft completion of the delimitation process.

Earlier this month, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to redistribute Lok Sabha seats connected the ground of the 2011 Census to expedite the implementation of women’s reservation, was defeated successful the Lok Sabha aft it failed to conscionable the two-thirds bulk mark. Since then, BJP governments successful assorted States person convened peculiar sessions of the respective State Assemblies moving resolutions for the law’s implementation — and successful immoderate cases censure motions — against the Opposition.