S Phangnon Konyak to be Nagaland's first woman Rajya Sabha MP

BJP leader S Phangnon Konyak is set to become the first woman Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland after winning the Rajya Sabha seat on Monday. "Women comprise 50% of the electorate. While Naga women have been very actively involved in politics, they haven't been forthcoming to contest the elections," she said. Konyak is the second Naga woman parliamentarian.