The population of muslims in India has grown from 13.4 percent according to the 2001 census to 14.2 percent according to the 2011 census . The former Congress party led government had deliberately withheld release of this data because fear of rising muslim population would lead to hindu voters voting for BJP in 2014 elections . Now the BJP govt has released this data . http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...than-previous-decade/articleshow/45972687.cms
