724 women contested Lok Sabha polls, 78 were elected, yet only 3 made it to PM Modi's cabinet
724 women contested Lok Sabha polls, 78 were elected, yet only 3 made it to PM Modi's cabinet
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The newly-elected 17th Lok Sabha set the record with highest number of woman: 78 MPs. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, which was sworn-in on Thursday, in a largest-ever gathering, has only six women ministers in the government.
Three of these six women members of Parliament, only three have made it to PM Modi’s cabinet - Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Smriti Irani.
The newly-elected 17th Lok Sabha set the record with highest number of woman: 78 MPs. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, which was sworn-in on Thursday, in a largest-ever gathering, has only six women ministers in the government.
Three of these six women members of Parliament, only three have made it to PM Modi’s cabinet - Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Smriti Irani.