On 7th May 2015, electors in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland went to the poles to elect 650 members of parliament (House of Commons). Those elected will serve us (or will they?) until May 2020.
For the last five weeks all the polls were showing Conservatives and Labour neck and neck at around 34% and a hung parliament. Against all these odds, David Cameron and his Conservative party secured 330 members of parliament, that is 50% plus five.
Other parties like the Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP were immediately thrown into confusion and their leaders resigned their leadership with immediate effect. Before resigning, they accepted their responsibilities for their parties poor performances.
During the elections, David Cameron and the Conservative party made many promises to get our votes. Are they going to deliver what they promised?
Prime Minister David Cameron has already started appointing ministers for his government, and many more will be appointed shortly.
Only six Hindus were elected to this parliament. It remains to be seen how much they respect and understand the Hindu community.
Chuni Chavda
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