Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8:30 PM on Saturday, a day after a bill to implement women's reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha.
The bill, which aimed to increase Lok Sabha seats to 816 from 543, was voted down with 298 members supporting it and 230 opposing it.
Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, maintained that they support the quota but oppose its linkage to delimitation, which they claim was a hidden agenda to reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in Parliament.
Modi is expected to delve into the issue of implementing the women's quota and the developments in Parliament.
