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Communalism and Secularism in Indian Politics: Study of the BJP

Sunil Kumar

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book is a comprehensive study to analyse the ideology, organisation, leadership, electoral base and also the hindutva doctrine of bjp within the broader connotation of communal and secular politics in the Indian political system. It is the most updated work, which throws extensive light on various developments in the genesis of the party right from its inception in 1980, till date.The book also stresses on the paradox of Indian political system where the state is secular, but politics has become communal. The external as well as the internal shortcomings of the bjp have also been discussed.

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book is a comprehensive study to analyse the ideology, organisation, leadership, electoral base and also the hindutva doctrine of bjp within the broader connotation of communal and secular politics in the Indian political system. It is the most updated work, which throws extensive light on various developments in the genesis of the party right from its inception in 1980, till date.The book also stresses on the paradox of Indian political system where the state is secular, but politics has become communal. The external as well as the internal shortcomings of the bjp have also been discussed.

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book is a comprehensive study to analyse the ideology, organisation, leadership, electoral base and also the hindutva doctrine of bjp within the broader connotation of communal and secular politics in the Indian political system. It is the most updated work, which throws extensive light on various developments in the genesis of the party right from its inception in 1980, till date.The book also stresses on the paradox of Indian political system where the state is secular, but politics has become communal. The external as well as the internal shortcomings of the bjp have also been discussed.

Key concepts: Secularism, Hindutva, Communalism, Politics, Doctrine, Political science, Ideology, Connotation

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