Mumbai, April 8 -- In India, the Lok Sabha elections play a key role in the democratic process by choosing the country's future leaders and direction. All political parties have been disclosing the names of their candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Although the Modi government enacted a women's reservation bill, the BJP maintains that it always looks out for the welfare of women and supports their empowerment. However, when it comes to allocating seats to women and providing tickets, the BJP falls short of its claims.

Only 16% of the 417 candidates on the BJP's published list for the next Lok Sabha election are women, accounting for 68 seats. Of them, 40 women are either politically connected or have a political history....