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Verdict 2019: The expanded support base of the Bharatiya Janata Party [PDF]
The verdict of 2019 indicates that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not only managed to retain its support base which it built in 2014, but also expanded it both geographically and socially. It managed to win seats in states where it had not performed well in earlier elections, and to get more votes amongst communities which had not voted for it ...
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Saffronizing the periphery: Explaining the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party in contemporary Assam [PDF]
The remotely located and relatively marginalized states of northeast India have historically been a Congress bastion, despite posing continued challenges to the nation-building project through many insurgency movements. The success of the grand old party depended on creating ‘umbrella coalitions’ with diverse ethnic groups to sustain power.
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Parties of Power: Understanding the Significance of Congress and BJP in Shaping Indian Democracy
The Congress Party has a long history linked to India’s independence movement and is associated with a secular and socialist ideology. The BJP, founded in 1980, is associated with Hindu nationalism and has become increasingly influential in recent years.
Younis Ahmad Sheikh, Imran Majeed
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Hindu Nationalism and Rising Anti-Islamism in India
The weakening of the secular tradition, which has been influential in Indian political life since its inception, and the political rise of the Hindu right culminated in the overwhelming mandate of the Hindu nationalist BJP led by Narendra Modi in the ...
Fatma Sarıaslan
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O artigo analisa peculiaridades significativas do governo Modi dentre os nacionalismos "de direita". Elementos tradicionais indianos sustentam personalismo e chauvinismo religioso. Medidas de liberalização econômica se mesclam com estratégias estatais de desenvolvimento, como desde os anos 1990, com ênfase em setores de alta tecnologia.
João Paulo Nicolini Gabriel +3 more
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Since the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a lot has been written on Hindu nationalism. Prime Minister Modi’s ascendency has similarly resulted in a plethora of books and articles on Hindu populism.
Raja M. Ali Saleem
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Is constitutional democracy in India in crisis? [PDF]
Purpose – This paper examines the decline of the largest working parliamentary democracy in India overtime, but accelerating since 2014 as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center (as the ...
Krishna K. Tummala
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Inde : la montée des basses castes, affirmation démocratique ou repli identitaire ?
This article examines the evolution of Indian politics highlighting the cultural and regional tensions that have shaken the country for the past two decades.
Alvise Forcellini
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India in 2014:Decisive National Elections [PDF]
The much anticipated general election produced a majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi. The new administration is setting out an agenda for governing.
Wyatt, Andrew
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Gandhi vs. Savarkar e Golwalkar: Secularismo pan-indiano e fundamentalismo hindu
Este artigo pretende dar um contributo para a análise do nacionalismo indiano, quer sob a forma do nacionalismo pan-indiano alicerçado no secularismo, tal como foi definido por Gandhi, quer sob a forma do nacionalismo hindu alicerçado no fundamentalismo,
Pedro Matias Santos
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