Ambedkar opposed first-past-the-post voting because it would mask Hindu communal dominance as political majority

Evidence

At a time of urgent political and ideological contestation over the future of India, the pact abruptly came in the way of more ambitious ways of fashioning a democracy that would suit a subcontinent made up essentially of caste, religious, regional and linguistic minorities, what B.R. Ambedkar termed a “congeries of communities”. This was a time when Ambedkar, with radical foresight, was trying to stymie the adoption of a first-past-the-post system, which he feared in the Indian context would result in a Hindu communal majority parading as a political majority. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1292

Categorization

• DEFINE: Reveals the concept of India as a ‘congeries of communities’ — a foundational framing for why proportional/separate representation mattered.