No Images? Click here In Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state where Muslims are one-fifth of the population, the BJP did not field even one Muslim candidate in the 2014 Lok Sabha, 2017 Assembly and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Yet, the BJP swept all these elections, its vote share going up to 50% in 2019.Assuming that Muslims did not vote for the BJP in these states, it appears that around two-thirds of Hindus have voted for the party. This has given rise to a debate on whether India is on its way to becoming an ethnic (read Hindu-dominated) democracy.New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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