HOW DALITS AND MUSLIMS VOTED IN THE 2024 INDIAN LOK SABHA ELECTION

On 4th June 2024 results were declared for 18 Lok Sabha elections in India. Elections have always been highly celebrated in India. India’s varied diversity makes the Indian election very complex yet curious. In Indian elections religion, caste, ethnicity, topography, and languages play a very dominant role. The kind of extravaganza circus that takes place in India to hold and fight elections is nowhere seen in the world. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections India witnessed swings in voting patterns, especially in the Dalit community. Along with this, Muslim representation decreased in the parliament with just 24 MPs (Member of Parliament). This paper is all about how and why Dalit community votes flocked towards the opposition parties and whether there was any strong consolidation of votes in Muslim confraternity.