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@article{196919,
        author = {Ningappa Kamati and Dr. Basavaraj Benakanahalli},
        title = {Women’s Political Representation in India: Evaluating the Impact of Reservation Policies},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5836-5842},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196919},
        abstract = {Everyone agrees that women's participation in political decision-making is essential to democratic governance and the progress of society. In India, women are still under-represented in positions of political leadership despite significant advancements in gender equality in many fields. Even if women's representation has increased, further changes and focused initiatives are still required to solve the obstacles to gender equality in politics. To increase women's involvement and influence in India's legislative processes, it is imperative to ensure that reservation policies are implemented effectively, overcome political opposition, and improve administrative assistance.},
        keywords = {Women, Participation, Reservation and Challenges},
        month = {April},
        }