Toronto, Oct. 27 -- A record 15 Indian-Canadians were elected to British Columbia's legislature as the Conservatives swept to power in the provincial election, defeating the New Democratic Party (NDP). Eleven of the winners belong to the Conservatives and four to the NDP, surpassing the previous high of 14 Indian-Canadian legislators elected in 2024. The Conservatives were on course to win 64 of the legislature's 93 seats, while the NDP's tally fell from 47 in the 2024 election to 27. The Conservatives had won 44 seats in 2024, marking their return to the legislature after having no representation before that election. The NDP had narrowly won the previous poll. Premier David Eby called the mid-term election seeking a stronger majority, amid opposition to US President Donald Trump's policies targeting Canada. The gamble backfired, with the NDP losing ground. Eby announced on Sunday that he would resign as party leader. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson, a former small-town newspaper publisher, is set to become the province's premier. Seven of the 15 Indian-Canadian winners were re-elected. They include Deputy Premier Niki Sharma, who retained Vancouver-Hastings, and Speaker Raj Chauhan, who won again from Burnaby-New Westminster. The other NDP winners are Ravi Parmar from Langford-Highlands, and Rohini Arora from Burnaby East. The 11 Conservative winners are Monica Mohan from Delta North, Pavneet Singh from Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, Harman Bhangu from Langley-Abbotsford, Jody Toor from Langley-Willowbrook, Steve Kooner from Richmond-Queensborough, Mandeep Dhaliwal from Surrey North, Garry Purewal from Surrey-Fleetwood, Garry Thind from Surrey-Guildford, Harj Dhaliwal from Surrey-Newton, Jesse Sahota from Surrey-Serpentine River and Deep Sandhu from Vancouver-Fraserview. The Conservatives swept the polls in Surrey, which has a large Indian-Canadian population. South Asians accounted for 9.6% of British Columbia's population, according to the 2021 census. Sameer Kaushal, editor of Surrey-based outlet NewsDerby, said a majority of Indian-Canadians had voted for the Conservatives, rejecting both the far right and the left-leaning NDP....