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JAMMU: BJP Mahila Morcha chief Vijaya Rahatkar said Tuesday her party supports women empowerment and it would try to give them "more than" the 33 per cent reservation currently allowed at the panchayat level in Jammu and Kashmir . We have 33 per cent reservation for women in panchayat polls here but we will try to give more than that as we are doing across the country," she said. Rahatkar said her party has 12 crore members across the country who include about 25-30 per cent women workers. Rahatkar said the BJP is the only party in India which is giving women their "due share". Some states, including Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, already follow 50 per cent reservation for women in panchayat.Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to be held between November 8 and December 4..