# Only 8 states have over 10% women MLAs in India 2026-08-16T07:47:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Despite Parliament passing the Women's Reservation Bill, which reserves one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, current representation remains far below that target. The Hindu reports that women form less than 10% of MLAs in 20 states and Union Territories, with Karnataka at just 4.5% and Tamil Nadu at 5.1%. Only Tripura touches the 15% mark for women in a state assembly. In the Lok Sabha, women hold 82 seats or 15% of the total, a figure that has never been exceeded in over 70 years. Among parties, the Biju Janata Dal has the highest share of women MPs at 41.7%, while the BJP has just 13.5%. India's 15% share of women parliamentarians is the second-lowest among BRICS nations, above only Iran's 6%. The bill, first introduced in 1996, was passed in September 2023 but will only take effect after a delimitation exercise scheduled for 2026, pushing the earliest implementation to the 2029 general election. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal, Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, Trinamool Congress, Women’s Reservation Bill Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/only-8-states-have-over-10-women-mlas-in-india/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/only-8-states-have-over-10-women-mlas-in-india/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/