The BJP’s claims of championing women’s empowerment deserve closer scrutiny. Women MPs constitute only 12.9% of its Lok Sabha strength”lower than several other parties, including Congress (14.3%), TMC (37.9%), SP(13.5%) and DMK (13.6%). These figures raise a fundamental question: does the BJP genuinely support women’s reservation, or is it merely rhetorical? The pattern suggests the latter. Instead of meaningfully increasing women’s representation within its own ranks, the party appears to deploy the issue selectively, often as a political tool in electorally vulnerable states. This approach risks reducing a vital reform to a strategic slogan.
True commitment to women’s empowerment must begin at home”with tangible representation, not just promises. Without that, claims of prioritizing women’s rights ring hollow.
