India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral map

The Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the plan as a guise to redraw the country's electoral map.

It was the first time in 12 years in power that a constitutional amendment proposed by Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government was not passed by parliament.