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15 Indian-origin politicians elected to House of Commons in UK

<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">In the United Kingdom, 15 Indian-origin politicians have entered the House of Commons in the historic general election held on Thursday.</span> <br />''<br />''Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party registered a thumping majority. Indian-origin candidates across both, the ruling Conservative and Opposition Labour parties registered equally strong results of seven wins each. Around a dozen MPs retained their seats alongside some new faces, making the number in the UK's lower house to 15.     <br />''   <br />''The former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is likely to remain in Johnson's top team in the new Cabinet, after her comfortable win.<br />''<br />''Gagan Mohindra and Claire Coutinho won for the Conservative Party, Navendru Mishra for Labour and Munira Wilson for the Liberal Democrats is among the first-timers.<br />''<br />''Among other winners are former International Development Minister Alok Sharma, Shailesh Vara, Goan-origin Suella Braverman, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Preet Kaur Gill, Virendra Sharma among others.<br />''<br />''The far-right Brexit Party, which had fielded a number of Indian-origin candidates, failed to make a dent in the election, which marked the biggest win for the Conservatives since the 1980s. <br />''<br />

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