Women’s Reservation: Modi’s masterstroke could alter poll dynamics in 150 Lok Sabha seats Parimal Peeyush September 19, 2023 https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/womens-reservation-modis-masterstroke-could-alter-poll-dynamics-in-150-lok-sabha-seats/3248665/
The role played by women has been crucial to the BJP’s performances in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019. The Women’s Reservation Bill can significantly add to that momentum.
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States like Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa, were among 12 states, accounting for 200 Lok Sabha seats, where women registered higher voter turnout than men. In all these states, barring Tamil Nadu (39) and Kerala (20), the BJP secured emphatic wins in the 2019 general elections that saw the party bag 303 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats.
Much of this emphatic victory was attributed to the crucial role played by women voters in the elections. As per CSDS data, the BJP polled 37 per cent of the total votes in 2019, with women accounting for over 36 per cent of those votes.