ThePrint’s analysis of electoral data shows state has seen more women candidates in past 33 yrs, but factors like 'political inheritance & patriarchal mindset' hamper their chances.
BJP & Congress have fallen short of the 33% target envisioned in women’s reservation law, with varying performance across states. Neither party nominated a single woman candidate in Bihar.
BJP has announced candidates for 417 Lok Sabha seats of which 68 are women. The party had fielded 45 women candidates in 2009, 38 in 2014, and 55 in 2019.
Now, with the passing of women's reservation bill and resulting increase in their participation in electoral politics, BJP is likely to further scale up its outreach to women voters.
UPSC notification issued December 2021 says first phase of NDA exam for 2022 scheduled in April. Notification declares 19 women candidates will be chosen out of 400 successful ones.
From the ruling coalition in Bihar, only 3 women candidates have been allotted Lok Sabha tickets- one each by alliance partners the BJP, JD(U) and the LJP.
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