• Articles 330A, 332A to be inserted.
• Article 334 to be modified.  
• Amendment through Article 368 of the Constitution of India.
• Voting in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
• If passed, WRB to get the President’s Asset.
• To become a law and part of the Indian Constitution.
• Debatable – if WRB needs ratification by 50% of the states of India.

But when seen in the context of federal structure of power-sharing norms, WRB doesn’t need ratification by state legislatures.

• WRB doesn’t affect any Constitutional executive power structure given to state legislatures.
• WRB doesn’t affect any legislative power distribution between the Central Govt and states.
• WRB doesn’t affect States’ representation in the Parliament (in Rajya Sabha).

Implementation of Women’s Reservation Act

• Only after the next delimitation exercise.
• Next delimitation based on first Census after 2026.  
• Census 2021 data to be used in this case.
• Central Govt has yet to conduct the 2021 Census – delayed due to Covid.