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Bharatiya Janata Party vis-a-vis Hindu resurgence / Koenraad Elst

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The Rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal

Studies in Indian Politics, 2015
The impressive performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal is seen as a turning point in state politics—a saffron surge and the red retreat. While trying to understand and explain the rise of the BJP, this article analyzes Hindutva politics in West Bengal in a historical perspective, highlighting the ...
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In the Hindutva Heartland: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Superficial Democratization in Gujarat

Studies in Indian Politics, 2020
This article examines Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s hegemony in Gujarat by studying the changes inaugurated by the party in the caste profile of Gujarati political elites. I showcase the transition of BJP from a party of elite castes to a limited accommodation of a few Hindu backward castes, especially under Narendra Modi’s chief ministership. However,
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Refugees or infiltrators? The Bharatiya Janata Party and “illegal” migration from Bangladesh

Asian Studies Review, 2002
(2002). Refugees or infiltrators? The Bharatiya Janata Party and “illegal” migration from Bangladesh. Asian Studies Review: Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 73-95.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party and globalisation of the Indian economy

South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies, 1994
(1994). The Bharatiya Janata Party and globalisation of the Indian economy. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies: Vol. 17, After Ayodhya: The BJP and the Indian Political System, pp. 213-229.
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‘The militarization of all Hindudom’? The Bharatiya Janata Party, The bomb, and the political spaces of Hindu nationalism

Economy and Society, 1999
This paper examines the means by which the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) and its allies have sought to reinvent the political spaces of India (Hindudom). It describes the gendered rituals of pilgrimage and spatial representation that allow Hindu nationalists to position Bharat Mata(Mother India) as a geographical entity under threat from Islam and in ...
Stuart Corbridge
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Divide and Rule in Indian Party Politics: The Rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Asian Survey, 1998
From the highly fragmented Parliament produced by India's 12th general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led a heterogeneous coalition of smaller political parties to form a minority government. Gradually but persistently moving out from the wings of Indian politics, the BJP has proven itself capable of sustained competition with the once ...
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