With a sharp rise in the number of Members of Parliament with Indian ancestry, the UK general election on Thursday is predicted to produce the most diverse Parliament in the history of the nation. Based on an analysis by the British Future think tank, if the Labour Party gains a majority, it will have the highest number of Members of Parliament who are members of ethnic minorities (14%).
Fifteen Members of Parliament with Indian ancestry were elected in the previous election; many of them are running again, along with a few new candidates.
Important British Indian candidates to keep an eye on are Rajesh Agrawal, the former deputy mayor of London, running in Leicester East, and Praful Nargund, the Labour candidate running in Islington North. The latter constituency will be watched carefully since Keith Vaz, a former member of parliament, is running as an independent. Sikhs in Britain and other candidates of Indian descent are aiming to win substantial ground for Labour.
Meanwhile, it is anticipated that previous Cabinet members Priti Patel, Suella Braverman, and PM Sunak will keep their positions. There will be about 158 new MPs in the next Parliament, representing a major change in favour of more diversity.
