What is Women's Reservation Bill, Its History and What Would Change with the Proposed Law | EXPLAINED

The Women's Reservation Bill seeks to reserve one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies for women. One-third of the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be reserved for women from those groups

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