India, Feb. 2 -- Situated along the Yamuna floodplains in southeast Delhi, the last stretch of the river in the national capital, the densely populated Okhla assembly constituency offers a window to the unique microcosm of political and religious dynamics at play with regard to minority voters in this election. This time, the contest for Okhla-one of the largest assemblies in terms of the number of electors-hosts an interplay of community, caste and family loyalties in a four-sided contest.

A key factor at play in Okhla is that the echoes of anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests continue to reverberate with political parties-be it in terms of candidate selection or the rhetoric being used for the polls. At the heart of the geogra...