01-28-2008, 09:35 PM
<b>BJP sets aside 33% posts for women</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"This will be implemented in three months but the all powerful parliamentary board is exempted from the quota for women," senior leader Sushma Swaraj said.
Once implemented, the 81-member national executive of the party will have 27 women leaders in it compared to the present 13. The national women cell chief will now be a member of the central election committee while state presidents will be part of their respective state election committees
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Once implemented, the 81-member national executive of the party will have 27 women leaders in it compared to the present 13. The national women cell chief will now be a member of the central election committee while state presidents will be part of their respective state election committees
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