India: Parliament votes on women's quota amid opposition row

India's parliament is set to vote on three bills that could increase the representation of women lawmakers and redraw voting boundaries. The government proposed the bills in a special session, aiming to implement a 33% quota for women in parliament and state assemblies from the 2029 general elections. The opposition has accused the government of using the women's quota issue as a ploy to secure more votes. The bills propose increasing the number of seats in the lower house of parliament from 543 to around 850 and redrawing constituency boundaries based on the 2011 population census. The opposition is concerned that this could tip the scales in favor of the ruling party, which has a large support base in densely populated northern states. The women's quota has broad cross-party support, but the opposition has questioned the government's intentions behind linking the quota with the redrawing of voting boundaries.