What consequences will there be if the tribals become angry?

S Venkateshwari
What consequences will there be if the tribals become angry?


The most important question is how much of an impact Hemant's arrest would have on the upcoming lok sabha and jharkhand assembly elections if the tribals are upset about it.

First, understand the tribal community's political power.

The entire population of tribal people in the country is estimated to be approximately 10 crore. In the lok sabha, 47 seats have been set aside for indigenous people in consideration of their demographic. This represents almost 9% of the Lok Sabha's total number of seats. A maximum of six lok sabha seats are allocated for tribals in Madhya Pradesh, five in Odisha-Jharkhand, four in Chhattisgarh-Gujarat and Maharashtra, three in Rajasthan, two in Karnataka-Andhra and Meghalaya, and one in Tripura. 

There are roughly 15 seats in the lok sabha, with a population of 10–20% belonging to the indigenous community, excluding the reserved seats. This implies that tribal peoples have a significant say in who is elected to these Parliamentary seats. Tribal voters' voting habits have changed significantly since the 2014 lok sabha elections. Tribal voters overwhelmingly supported the bjp in the lok sabha elections, while they supported the opposition more in the assembly elections.

The bjp secured roughly 28 of the 47 seats set aside for indigenous people in the 2019 election. Nineteen seats were gained by opposing parties. Of the 47 seats set aside for tribal people, the bjp had won 26 of them in the 2014 elections. The party has easily won the majority of the tribal seats in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and chhattisgarh in both of these elections.



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