Among the elected MPs, a record-breaking 12 hail from the Sikh community, with six of them being women, all representing the Labour Party.

Historically, the Labour Party has taken a robust stance on human rights violations and the Kashmir conflict more vigorously than other British political parties.

Despite the extensive campaign efforts, experts had predicted a lower voter turnout compared to the 67 per cent seen in the December 2019 general election, where the Conservatives won 365 seats, securing an 80-seat majority.

“As we welcome the incoming spring, it’s a time to celebrate new beginnings; to put the old to bed and welcome in the new. And, I have to say, in election year, that message has a real particular resonance with me,” said Starmer, whose Labour Party is leading in most pre-election opinion polls.

The UK's Opposition Labour Party is overhauling its outreach efforts to British Indians, amid concern that the party’s support among the country’s largest ethnic minority has slumped in recent years, according to a media report.