BJP-Led Hindu Extremism and its Impact on Indian Multi-Religious Society
Keywords:
Mehbooba Mufti, Gujarat Massacre, India-Israel Ties, Anti-Muslim Sentiments, Dharma Jagran Samiti, HindutvaAbstract
The article examines elections in the world's largest democratic country. Due to the size and population of the country, the national elections have been the largest electoral exercise in the world. In addition, the cultural, linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity of Indian society, as well as the federal character of the Indian state, further complicates the phenomenon. Despite India's democratic values, religious extremism has been rampant in India. Since 1947 the various minded Hindu-minded communal individuals and organizations demanding a Hindu India, sometimes using violent means and ignore other communities. Politicians and political parties, especially the current ruling party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, are known Hindu extremists. Ever since the BJP and Narendra Modi came to power, incidents of government-sponsored, politically motivated extremism have increased rapidly. The use of religion and religiously biased speeches and debates and anti-Muslim violence in Indian elections, always have been used in national elections. Consequently, it is producing a big challenge to the world's largest democratic state. This paper focuses on the Indian elections, particularly the religious extremist element that is adopted during the elections. The research methodology of the paper is descriptive-analytical and most of the data is collected from secondary sources.
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