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Election fever grips Indian diaspora as parties, partner groups hold events to drum up support

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ddrmdiaspora - Members of the Indian diaspora in the UK at a "Run For Modi" event in London organised by the Overseas Friends of BJP (United Kingdom) on April 28. 

Credit: @OFBJPUKTN/X

Members of the Indian diaspora at a "Run for Modi" event in London on April 28.

PHOTO: OFBJPUKTN/X

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- Gathered against the iconic Big Ben in London recently were a motley group of Indian-origin people with one common cause – re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in India.

They waved national flags along with saffron-coloured flags of the BJP, adding a dash of colour to the overcast British sky, and chanted slogans in Hindi.

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