BJP to have 33% reservation for women

Seeking to reach out to women ahead of possible mid-term elections, BJP today endorsed 33% reservation for women at all levels within the organization with its National Executive giving green signal to the "historic" measure.

"It's a historic day for the party. National Executive today endorsed 33% reservation for women in all bodies of the party. It will now be ratified by the National Council," senior party leader Sushma Swaraj told reporters.

The saffron party's move assumes significance in view of the passage of women's reservation bill being delayed in Parliament.

She said the deliberations saw senior leader L K Advani favouring arrangements to ensure 33 % compulsory ticket reservation for women in every election by every party.

Taking a dig at the Congress and its leadership, Swaraj said that what was prevalent in the Congress was "fear" and not "reverence".

Incidently, BJP is the second major party to go in for such reservation.

Swaraj said there was a vicious campaign to dub BJP as "anti-women" and the facts are otherwise.