Religious conversion is the adoption of a set of beliefs identified with one particular religious denomination to the exclusion of others. Thus "religious conversion" would describe the abandoning of adherence to one denomination and affiliating with another.
Comparatively, religious conversions are more in number in South India than in North India. According to a statistical study, around 22% religious conversions were recorded in AP for the past few decades.
"With the change in social and political situations, the percentage maybe increased double in next five years, especially in rural areas of AP," opines a socio-political observer.