{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.629Z","data":{"id":"nda-ls-1999-018","text":"Reserve 33% of seats in Parliament and state assemblies for women","quote":"We will legislate for the reservation of 33% of the seats in Parliament and State Assemblies for women","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"women-children","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2004-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"stalled","rating":2,"ratingRule":"stalled_funded","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"The Constitution (85th Amendment) Bill, 1999 was introduced on 23 December 1999 but was not taken up for passing. No reservation law was enacted during the term; it came only in 2023.","evidence":[{"date":"2001-12-07","sourceType":"pib","publisher":"Press Information Bureau","title":"Lok Sabha: Women Reservation Bill","url":"https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rdec2001/07122001/r071220013.html","quote":"the Government introduced on December 23, 1999 the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Bill, 1999... The Bill was listed for consideration and passing... but could not come up for consideration and passing","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["womens-reservation"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"The bill was introduced, listed, re-listed, and is still remembered fondly.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"nda-ls-1999","partyId":"nda","electionId":"ls-1999"}}