A total of 26 Indian-origin MPs were elected in the British Parliament in the recent elections as compared to 15 in 2019. Rishi Sunak led the Conservative charge of British Indians elected in a small victory amid the massive election defeat against Labour.
Dave Sharma became the first Indian-origin lawmaker in 2019 by winning a seat in the Sydney seat of Wentworth and represented it until his defeat in the 2022 election. His election was seen as crucial as moderate lawmakers of the Liberal Party are avoiding a tilt towards the right.
The three distinguished Indian-origin NMPs of the Singapore Parliament are Raj Joshua Thomas, Parekh Nimil Rajnikant and Chandradas Usha Ranee.
London: Out of the 10 odd MPs of Indian-origin in Britain's House of Commons, eight were missing from action in India's hour of need at a potentially embarrassing debate on the political and humanitarian situation
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