Delhi polls: Minorities hold keys to Okhla constituency

A key factor at play here is that the echoes of anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests continue to reverberate

Situated along the Yamuna floodplains in southeast Delhi, the last stretch of the river in the national capital, the densely populated Okhla assembly constituency offers a window to the unique microcosm of political and religious dynamics at play with regard to minority voters in this election. This time, the contest for Okhla—one of the largest assemblies in terms of the number of electors—hosts an interplay of community, caste and family loyalties in a four-sided contest.

A high tension wire road in Shaheen Bagh on January 20. Most neighbourhoods in Okhla suffer from a plethora of issues, bad roads being the most conspicuous among them. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

A key factor at play