Trivedi, Vijai
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BJP: Shunya se Shikhar Tak is a well-researched chronicle of the history of the BJP which emerged in 2014 as a nemesis to the dynastic rule of one of
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world’s largest and longest reigning political parties, the Congress. It tracks the emergence of Bhartiya Jansangh formed by Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951, its merger with other parties to form the Janata Party post-Emergency in 1977, its rise through the 1984 polls with just two seats, and then their phenomenal success in 2014.
In the lead up to the elections in 2019, this will also tell us about its complex re¬lationship with RSS, how its agenda altered with every change in leadership, about their one abiding cause of Hindutva, and the partnership of Modi and Amit Shah.
A must-read for anyone who might want a quick refresher on India’s political history.
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