During the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a tremendous increase in cases of religious conversion where missionaries and fundamentalists took advantage of lockdowns and financial conditions of people to convert them from Hinduism
1,200 Christian of 400 families reverted to Hinduism in Chhattisgarh. They had converted three generations ago after they were lured under pretext of financial support and better social life.
Certain pockets in Surat where Hindus have become a minority over the years due to demography change, Bajrang Dal has decided to assert the Hindu identity in those areas.