Implementing Women’s Reservation: Why a Hybrid 651-Seat Lok Sabha Model Outperforms Mass Expansion
The Union government has suggested that to implement the women’s reservation Bill, the Lok Sabha be expanded by 50 per cent, or the total number of seats increased from 543 to 816 (a proposal to be considered during the special session of Parliament from April 16-18). This implies that this reservation will not displace current…