‘I’d rather get a ticket because I’m a winnable candidate, not because I’m a woman’: Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani wants to increase female leadership at the grassroots level but she prioritises winnability over gender as the criteria for giving a candidate a ticket. She was speaking at the book launch of journalist Nidhi Sharma’s She, the Leader. Irani is one of the 17 leaders featured in the book. The discussion at the Constitution Club of India transcended political…