India's 200 million Muslims are facing a decline in political power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. Modi's Hindu-nationalist ideology has led to policies that have marginalized the Muslim community in the world's largest democracy.
Since Modi took office in 2014, the proportion of Muslim lawmakers in parliament has decreased significantly. In the outgoing parliament, only one out of 30 Muslim lawmakers belonged to Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Currently, Muslims hold just 25 out of 543 seats in parliament, with none representing the BJP.
