TDP national working president Nara Lokesh addressing the Mahanadu annual conclave near Mangalagiri on Wednesday. X/@JaiTdp

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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will give women a 33% quota of its seats in the 2029 elections whether or not the Women’s Reservation Bill is passed, national working president Nara Lokesh said, setting out the proposal at the party’s two-day annual political conclave Mahanadu, which began at the TDP’s central office near Mangalagiri on Wednesday (May 27, 2026).Addressing the gathering, Mr. Lokesh said women should be given a 33% quota whether or not the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in Parliament, and that the TDP, a party committed to women’s empowerment from its inception, was taking the lead to make it a reality.TDP to give women 33% of its seats in 2029, says Nara Lokesh at Mahanadu"This is not a slogan, but a commitment to the future of India," TDP working president Nara Lokesh said, proposing 33% reservation for women within the party for the 2029 elections. pic.twitter.com/QDgaW2Aeac— The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) May 27, 2026“It should not be a slogan but a commitment to India’s future. We need more women legislators, more women leaders, and more women policymakers. This is our resolution, responsibility, and our commitment,” he said.He said he believed the next era of Indian politics belonged to women’s leadership, and that the NDA had brought the Women’s Reservation Bill but the opposition had blocked it for political reasons.ఆఫ్ లైన్ అయినా... ఆన్ లైన్ అయినా.. మహానాడు ఎప్పుడూ ఒక మాస్ జాతరే..ప్రతి కార్యకర్త నాది తెలుగు జాతి, నాది తెలుగుదేశం అని చాటి చెప్పే కార్యక్రమం మహానాడు..మనది ఎప్పుడూ నేషన్ ఫస్ట్ అనే విధానం.. అందుకే ప్రధాని సూచనల మేరకు హైబ్రిడ్ విధానంలో మహానాడు చేస్తున్నాం. #Mahanadu2026… pic.twitter.com/PruJsPRksc— Telugu Desam Party (@JaiTDP) May 27, 2026Mr. Lokesh said women should not remain mere beneficiaries but become decision-makers, and that many parties which made appeals for women’s reservation had confined it to rhetoric. The TDP, he said, believed in women’s empowerment in principle and in practice. Published - May 27, 2026 01:25 pm IST