ADUN SPEAKS | Can Indians make a difference in electoral politics?

ADUN SPEAKS | According to the official figures, Indians might be around seven percent of the total population of the country.

There has been a gradual decrease in the population of Indians relative to the other ethnic groups.

Urbanisation, low birth rates and others could explain the decrease in the numbers of Indians.

Such factors are not unique to Indians but are generally applicable to other ethnic groups.

The majority of the Indians comprise the working class experiencing problems of low wages, lack of access to education and healthcare, and generally being sidelined by the aggressive majoritarian agenda of race and religion.

Is it possible to write off the Indians as politically insignificant?

Even if Indians are not numerically significant, can they make a difference in determining the outcome of elections in the country?

An examination of the Indian voter registration in parliamentary constituencies gives some indications that...