In the last elections in 2019, 20 Indo-Canadians, including 19 Punjabis, were elected as MPs.
Among the 49 Indo-Canadian candidates this time, 16 are from the Conservative Party, 15 from Trudeau’s Liberal Party, 12 from Jagmeet Singh’s New Democratic Party (NDP) and six from the far right-wing People’s Party of Canada.
Three Cabinet ministers Harjit Sajjan, Bardish Chagger and Anita Anand are among the Indo-Canadian candidates.