CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Telegina, Tatiana |
|---|---|
| Title | Political Moderation in India: The Case of Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Summary | Present study draws important conclusions about the changes in the Indian party system with regards to the party transformation process in the post-Congress polity. It presents a case study of Bharatiya Janata Party transformation, as the party that came from the fringes of Indian political system to occupy the dominant position. In the beginning, party’s success was largely attributed to mobilization of Hindu votes, as it possessed strong right-wing ideology rooted in the ideas of Hindu nationalism. In order to expand its electoral support and to forge strategic alliances with regional parties, BJP had to redefine its agenda and social base. These efforts brought electoral benefits in 2014, when BJP emerged as the single largest party after a decade of the Congress rule, securing votes across different segments of society. This study finds that BJP, previously seen to be posing a major challenge to secularist political ideology, successfully managed to overcome the narrowness of its image as Hindu fundamentalist party, although the extent of this transformation remains limited. |
| Supervisor | Pelinka, Anton |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/telegina_tatiana.pdf |
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