The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government recently passed the 128th amendment to the constitution of India in a special session of Parliament reserving 33 per cent of seats in the state legislatures and Lok Sabha, thereby bringing an end to the 27-year tumultuous journey of the Women's Reservation Bill. This historic decision comes against the backdrop of the fact that the number of women in state legislature and Lok Sabha is at a historic low.