BJP tops in count, TMC in proportion: How parties stack up on women's representation in LS

NEW DELHI: Women comprise astir 14% of the 18th Lok Sabha, with 74 pistillate MPs elected successful the 2024 wide elections, information shows.Also Read | Delimitation decoded: What the Centre tried to do, wherefore absorption changeable it down & what happens nextThe women parliamentarians are dispersed crossed 14 parties, with 37 from the BJP-led ruling NDA and 35 from the Congress-led INDIA bloc, portion 1 each belongs to the Shiromani Akali Dal and YSR Congress Party, which are not aligned with either of the 2 large alliances.As the largest enactment successful the House with 240 members, the BJP besides has the highest fig of women MPs astatine 31, accounting for astir 13% of its full strength. Among its allies, the JD(U) and LJP (Ram Vilas) person 2 women MPs each, portion the TDP and Apna Dal (Soneylal) person 1 each.On the different side, the Congress has 13 pistillate members retired of a full spot of 99, followed by its allies Trinamool Congress (11 retired of 29), Samajwadi Party (5 retired of 37), and the DMK (3 retired of 22).

The INDIA bloc besides includes 1 pistillate MP each from the NCP (SP), RJD, and JMM.Although 3rd successful implicit numbers, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has astir 38% women among its Lok Sabha MPs — the highest proportionality by a important margin.The constituent was besides emphasised by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee — herself a erstwhile Lok Sabha subordinate — successful her absorption to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s code to the federation connected Saturday.

Also Read | 'PM Modi's code connected women's quota violated exemplary code': CPM, CPI constitute to Election Commission; emblem usage of authorities broadcasters"It is profoundly unfortunate that the premier curate chose to mislead the federation alternatively than code it honestly. Let maine enactment this connected record. Trinamool Congress has ever championed higher governmental practice for women. We person the highest proportionality of pistillate elected representatives successful some Parliament and the authorities legislature. In the Lok Sabha, 37.9% of our elected members are women. In the Rajya Sabha, we person nominated 46% women members.

The question of opposing Women's Reservation does not originate and ne'er has," Banerjee, who faces assembly predetermination successful her location authorities connected April 23 and 29, wrote connected X.Also Read | 'Cowardly, hypocritical and fork-tongued': Mamata Banerjee hits backmost astatine PM Modi implicit women’s preservation billThe premier curate had spoken a time aft the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to walk successful the House, aft being blocked by the Opposition. In his address, helium blamed the Congress, TMC, DMK and Samajwadi Party for the bill’s defeat, describing them arsenic “anti-women.”