Numberspeak | ‘Quota’ in the Moment: Parties Didn’t Make Space for Women in 5 States

Across the five states – Rajasthan, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh – more than 8,000 candidates were in the fray for about 680 seats. The overall women representation was as low as 10%, despite parties hailing the idea of 33% reservation for women