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PM Modi said voters in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu punished the TMC and DMK for opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill, which was defeated in Lok Sabha last month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the gathering during an event celebrating the party’s performance in Assembly elections across four states and one union territory, at the party headquarters in New Delhi. (IMAGE: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday linked the electoral setbacks of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu to their opposition to the Women’s Reservation Bill.
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17 after falling short of the required two-thirds majority. The proposed legislation sought to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, to be implemented after delimitation and an increase in the number of seats in the Lower House.
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