Thomas Blom Hansen

BJP and the compulsions of politics in India - Delhi Oxford University Press 1998 - viii,332p. HB 23x15cm.

The BJP which emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha in 1996 is now a serious contender for power at the Centre. This book demonstrates how the BJP is not the national monolith it likes to present itself as. The BJP and its present dilemmas and problems are analysed systematically in a regional perspective. Some of the dilemmas of the BJP at the national level are also explored in a critical perspective. This book is intended for students of social science, teachers, journalists and anybody interested in India.

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India Politics and Government

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