The recent Bihar assembly polls saw 24 women legislators being elected to the 243-member Vidhan Sabha, the highest ever since 1952.

While the Janata Dal-United has nine women members of Legislative Assembly, Ramvilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party has six�and the Bharatiya Janata Party has three. The Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal have two each. The other�two are Independents.

Sukhda Pandey, BJP's MLA from Buxar, describes the rise in the number of women legislators as a reflection of the growing socio-political awareness among women in the state.

"The rise in the number of kidnappings and other crimes in the state had a direct bearing on women. And the overwhelming presence of women at polling booths was a reflection of their resentment against the situation," said Vandana Sinha, a schoolteacher.

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