BJP demands 33% women’s reservation in elected bodies in India

On 2026-04-25, the Meghalaya unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha staged a sit-in protest at Khyndai Lad in Shillong demanding 33 per cent reservation for women in elected bodies. Protesters held placards and raised slogans calling for the quota in legislative and local governance institutions. No violence or arrests were reported in the article.