The BJP and the Compulsions of Politics in India

by Hansen, Thomas Blom; Jaffrelot, Christophe

• ISBN13: 9780195646382
• ISBN10: 019564638X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The growth of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the position as the largest political party in India in 1996 has changed the face of Indian politics. This first state-wide detailed study of the BJP provides a systematic and critical analysis of the dilemmas and problems of the party.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Introduction: The BJP After the 1996 Elections	1	(21)
Thomas Blom Hansen
Christophe Jaffrelot
I BJP AND THE CASTE BARRIER: BEYOND THE `TWICE-BORN'?	22	(99)
1. The Sangh Parivar Between Sanskritization and Social Engineering	22	(50)
Christophe Jaffrelot
2. The BJP in Uttar Pradesh: From Hindutva to Consensual Politics	72	(29)
Jasmine Zerinini-Brotel
3. Rajput Hindutva, Caste Politics, Regional Identity and the Hindu Nationalism in Contemporary Rajasthan	101	(20)
Rob Jenkins
II A `HINDI-BELT' PARTY OR A NATIONAL PARTY?	121	(122)
4. BJP and the Politics of Hindutva in Maharashtra	121	(42)
Thomas Blom Hansen
5. Southern Discomfort: The BJP in Karnataka	163	(39)
James Manor
6. Bounded Nationalism: Kerala and the Social and Regional Limits of Hindutva	202	(26)
James Chiriyankandath
7. The Akalis and the BJP in Punjab: From Ayodhya to the 1997 Legislative Assembly Election	228	(15)
Gurharpal Singh
III DIVIDED THEY STAND	243	(72)
8. The BJP's Riddle in Gujarat: Caste, Factionalism and Hindutva	243	(24)
Ghanshyam Shah
9. BJP and the Challenge of Factionalism in Madhya Pradesh	267	(24)
Christophe Jaffrelot
10. The Ethics of Hindutva and the Spirit of Capitalism	291	(24)
Thomas Blom Hansen
AFTERWORD Short Cuts to Power: From Lucknow to Delhi	315
Thomas Blom Hansen
Zoya Hasan
Christophe Jaffrelot