India: With one-tenth women, has Parliament got a shade fairer?
A record 61 women MPs have been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha - the highest since independence. A majority of these MPs - 23 – belong to Congress. The BJP has contributed 13 women to the House. Uttar Pradesh has sent more women to parliament – 13 – than any Indian state and West Bengal is in second place with seven women MPs.
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