India's parliament is set for a Friday vote on a crucial stack of three bills that could expand the size of the legislative body to increase the representation of women lawmakers.

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed the amendment bills in a special session of the Parliament, aimed at bringing forward the implementation of a 2023 law guaranteeing a 33% quota for women in the national Parliament and state assemblies from the 2029 general elections.

The women's quota is tied to a separate and controversial bill to redraw voting boundaries based on population under the Delimitation Bill.

The opposition has accused Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of using the women's quota issue as a ploy to secure more votes ahead of the 2029 polls.…