Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-08963-1 - Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India Amrita Basu Index More information Index adivasis . See Scheduled Tribes Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). See political parties Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji (BR). See achievements, 148 , 220 Constitution of India and social movements, 62 , 67 , 119 , 145 , Andhra Pradesh, 3 , 30 , 59 , 101 , 284 148 , 154 , 155 , 157 , 158 , 160 , 177 , Hyderabad (capital), 59 , 72 , 109 205 , 217 – 220 antyodhya , 240 , 266 leaders Appadurai, Arjun, 90 Mayawati, 147 , 148 , 156 , 158 , 160 , 211 , Arya Samaj, 126 , 148 212 , 218 , 228 , 230 Assam, 3 , 34 , 39 , 43 , 106 , 112 as a dalit leader, 67 , 146 , 159 , 217 Ayodhya campaign style, 145 – 146 babri masjid , 2 , 36 , 50 , 96 , 99 – 100 , 119 , Ram, Kanshi, 67 , 212 , 217 , 219 , 220 124 , 134 , 151 , 163 , 170 , 180 , 225 , organizational structure, 67 , 219 275 , 294 relations with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), campaign, 2 , 20 , 22 , 36 , 63 , 98 , 100 , 110 , 21 , 45 , 120 , 121 , 145 – 147 , 154 , 115 , 119 , 131 , 145 – 148 , 150 – 152 , 157 , 159 , 210 , 212 , 217 – 219 , 223 , 163 , 180 , 205 , 216 – 217 , 223 , 249 , 293 , 298 261 , 270 , 276 , 296 relations with Samajwadi Party (SP), 116 , hearings, (Special Bench of the Allahabad 145 , 154 , 156 , 157 , 211 , 299 High Court), 79 – 80 Bangladesh, 39 , 76 , 156 , 286 kar sevaks , 88 , 92 , 98 , 144 , 170 Bangladeshi immigrants/refugees, 39 , 46 , 89 , movement, 11 , 13 , 14 , 32 , 41 , 74 – 75 , 76 , 176 , 286 , 291 – 292 86 , 87 , 91 – 93 , 95 , 110 – 111 , 112 , Bharat Mata , 87 , 88 , 94 178 , 180 , 181 , 206 , 208 , 209 , 213 , Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 235 , 248 , 250 , 257 – 260 , 263 , 270 , affi liated organizations 271 , 296 , 297 Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth), rath yatra , 36 , 41 , 88 , 92 , 94 , 95 , 97 , 119 , 71 , 231 134 , 163 , 180 , 271 , 274 , 303 Mahila Morcha (Women), 71 , 106 , 149 shiladaan , 165 , 225 Scheduled Caste Morcha, 64 , 289 shilanyas , 35 , 50 , 88 , 93 , 97 , 271 and activism, 15 , 46 , 63 , 64 , 217 , 271 , 297 Ram temple (mandir), 37 , 79 , 80 , 91 , 216 , and anti-Muslim violence, 1 , 124 , 179 , 230 , 226 , 303 233 , 263 , 274 , 299 construction of, 37 , 78 , 91 , 92 , 229 , and economic liberalization, 36 , 38 , 100 , 243 , 250 102 , 248 , 250 321 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-08963-1 - Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India Amrita Basu Index More information 322 Index Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (cont.) 165 , 166 , 183 – 186 , 188 , 205 , 225 , Constitution, 39 , 64 , 74 244 , 260 , 297 , 302 principles, 64 , 253 relationship with Vishva Hindu corruption/corruption charges, 242 , 243 , Parishad (VHP), 21 , 81 , 164 , 166 , 245 , 246 , 290 , 292 173 , 185 , 186 , 297 , 302 , 303 factionalism, 11 , 16 , 22 , 204 , 205 , 211 , responsibility for violence, 173 , 214 , 216 , 232 , 233 , 236 – 237 , 242 , 187 , 199 245 , 290 Naidu, Venkaiah, 67 , 79 , 80 leaders Rao, Muralidhar, 101 – 102 , 104 , 105 Adityanath (Yogi), 222 – 225 , 229 , 231 , All India Convener of the Swadeshi 285 , 297 Jagran Manch, 101 Advani, Lal Krishna (LK), 33 , 34 , 36 , 42 , Shettigar, Jagdish, 102 , 110 64 , 67 , 74 , 75 , 81 , 91 , 94 , 95 , 97 , Singh, Jaswant, 65 , 75 , 289 98 , 102 , 119 , 134 , 170 , 173 , 180 , Singh, Rajnath, 46 , 67 , 74 , 104 , 107 , 211 , 183 , 198 , 222 , 227 – 228 , 243 , 247 , 214 , 215 , 218 , 222 , 225 – 229 , 247 271 , 274 , 303 Thakre, Kushabhau, 67 Bharati, Uma, 14 – 15 , 36 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 99 , Vijay, Tarun, 110 105 , 213 , 222 , 229 , 231 manifestos, 37 , 42 , 79 , 241 , 247 , 251 , founder: Bharatiya Janashakti Party, 68 260 , 282 Other Backward Class (OBC) leader, militant stance, 21 , 37 , 68 , 164 , 180 , 204 , 229 , 230 , 232 – 233 209 , 210 , 222 , 226 , 232 , 260 , 261 Gadkari, Nitin, 67 , 74 opposition to Mandal Commission Gandhi, Varun, 42 , 218 , 225 , 228 , recommendations, 248 229 , 231 organizational structure, 52 , 64 , 66 , 67 – 68 , Gaur, Babulal, 48 73 , 74 , 82 , 241 Gaur, NK, 212 Central Election Committee, 65 , 73 Jaitley, Arun, 79 – 80 National Council, 36 , 66 , 222 Joshi, Murli Manohar (MM), 39 , 40 , 67 , National Executive Committee, 35 , 65 , 91 , 97 , 102 , 213 , 216 92 , 94 , 212 , 234 Khurana, Madan Lal (ML), 96 , 232 Parliamentary Board, 65 , 75 Krishnamurthi, Jana, 67 , 79 relations with RSS, See Rashtriya Laxman, Bangaru, 67 , 245 Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Madhav, Ram, 40 , 72 , 74 , 109 , 111 relations with VHP, See Vishva Hindu Mahajan, Pramod, 95 , 98 , 280 Parishad (VHP) Maheshwari, Kiran, 106 stance on reservations, 13 , 22 , 23 , 30 , 179 , Modi, Narendra, 1 , 42 , 45 , 67 , 103 , 111 , 209 , 226 , 228 , 230 , 242 , 249 , 257 , 159 , 174 , 181 , 184 , 186 , 189 – 190 , 263 , 276 , 288 , 289 , 292 193 , 200 , 205 , 223 , 229 , 232 – 235 , BJP in Gujarat 246 , 302 , See also government, anti-Christian stance, 296 Prime Ministers caste constituency, 164 , 177 – 179 , 181 , 190 administration, 182 , 187 factionalism, 21 , 177 , 181 , 182 , 188 , 246 , 295 as candidate for/Prime Minister, 14 , 75 , leaders 183 , 188 , 302 , 303 Agarwal, Radha Mohan Das, 222 , 223 as Chief Minister, 166 , 170 , 171 , 173 , Bhatt, Ashok, 165 – 166 181 – 183 , 188 , 191 – 192 , 198 , 199 , Bhatt, Haresh, 163 , 185 295 , 297 , 304 Joshi, Sanjay, 182 , 183 Cabinet, 182 Kodnani, Mayaben, 172 , 199 call for resignation, 244 Mehta, Sureshchandra, 181 , 182 leadership style, 21 , 163 , 164 , 172 , 181 , Pandya, Haren, 182 182 , 188 , 293 , 295 , 302 , 303 Patel, Anandiben, 182 relationship with Rashtriya Patel, Jaideep, 170 , 172 , 190 , 192 , 198 Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), 74 , Patel, Keshubhai, 166 , 180 – 183 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-08963-1 - Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India Amrita Basu Index More information Index 323 Patel, Nitin, 182 Saraf, Kali Charan, 274 Patel, Saurabh, 182 Sharma, Bhanwar Lal, 273 , 274 Rana, Kashiram, 182 Sharma, Ratan Kumar, 267 Rana, Rajendrasingh, 166 Shekhawat, Bhairon Singh, 262 – 264 , Shastri, Keshavram Kashiram, 166 266 – 268 , 270 – 271 , 274 , 276 – 278 , Solanki, Sunil, 184 285 , 287 , 291 , 295 – 296 Vaghela, Shankersinh, 180 , 182 relationship with RSS, 22 , 291 relations with RSS, 14 , 21 , 164 – 166 , stance on sati , 268 – 270 , 284 181 – 184 , 188 , 190 , 297 , 302 Tiwari, Ghanshyam, 280 , 282 , 283 , 285 , relations with VHP, 21 , 81 , 164 – 166 , 181 , 287 – 288 185 – 188 , 297 , 302 Yadav, Ashok, 215 BJP in Himachal Pradesh relations with RSS, 263 , 269 , 277 , 278 , 280 , anti-Christian stance, 235 , 255 , 256 , 261 , 296 282 , 283 , 286 – 293 , 297 anti-Sikh stance, 255 , 256 relations with VHP, 263 , 269 – 271 , 277 – 283 , factionalism, 246 , 261 , 295 288 , 291 , 297 leaders BJP in Uttar Pradesh Balinath, Kashi Ram, 258 alliances with BSP, 21 , 45 , 205 , 210 – 212 , Chand, Jagdev, 234 , 246 217 – 219 , 222 , 223 , 293 , 298 Chand, Kanwar Durga, 238 – 239 alliances with SP, 205 , 211 , 222 Dhumal, Prem Kumar, 234 – 235 , caste constituency, 204 , 205 , 208 – 213 , 240 – 246 , 260 , 261 , 295 215 – 217 , 229 , 230 , 232 , 296 Dutt, Ganesh, 255 – 258 caste tensions, 205 , 211 , 232 Kumar, Shanta, 234 – 235 , 238 – 239 , factionalism, 68 , 177 , 181 , 205 , 261 , 295 240 – 243 , 245 , 249 , 251 , 261 , 295 leaders Lal, KN, 241 Avaidyanath, Mahant, 14 – 15 Lal, Kishori, 240 , 252 Balyan, Sanjeev, 231 Sagar, Vidya, 249 Gupta, Ram Prakash, 48 , 108 , 211 , Shastri, Radha Raman, 235 212 , 214 Singh, Maheshwar, 240 , 246 , 252 – 254 Mishra, Kalraj, 213 – 215 relations with RSS, 237 , 242 – 245 , 248 , 258 , Prasad, Bhagwati, 92 260 – 261 , 297 Puri, Amit, 94 relations with VHP, 244 , 249 , 250 , Rajput, Ganga Charan, 213 258 – 260 , 297 Singh, Harpal, 120 , 146 BJP in Rajasthan Singh, Kalyan, 133 , 227 anti-Christian stance, 263 as Chief Minister, 78 , 91 , 180 , 211 – 213 factionalism, 68 , 295 , 296 as OBC leader, 205 , 212 , 230 , 232 , 295 leaders Cabinet, 213 Bhabra, Hari Shankar, 277 – 278 , 290 – 291 relationship with BJP, 68 , 205 , Bhargav, Girdhari Lal, 273 , 274 212 – 216 , 223 , 226 , 231 – 233 , 295 Chaturvedi, Lalit Kishore, 270 , 274 , 277 , Singh, Shyam Nandan, 205 278 , 282 , 289 Tandon, Laljibhai/Lalji, 213 , 214 , Dilawar, Madan, 272 , 277 , 281 , 282 , 284 223 – 224 , 227 Joshi, Dau Dayal, 272 , 273 Tripathi, Keshari Nath, 223 , 227 Kataria, Gulab Chand, 277 , 287 , relations with RSS, 204 – 206 , 211 , 213 , 214 , 291 , 293 222 , 225 , 232 – 233 Patel, Mani Bai, 270 , 272 relations with VHP, 204 , 213 , 216 , 219 , Pathak, Vidya, 269 222 , 225 , 226 , 228 , 231 Raje, Vasundhara, 22 , 75 , 262 – 264 , Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), 209 , 215 – 216 280 – 282 , 284 , 285 – 293 , 296 founder: Tikait, Mahendra Singh, 159 , 209 , Rathore, Rajendra Singh, 285 215 – 216 Razvi, Narpat Singh, 267 , 270 , 271 , Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD), 207 , 208 277 – 278 , 287 founder: Singh, Charan, 69 , 207 – 209 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-08963-1 - Violent Conjunctures in Democratic India Amrita Basu Index More information 324 Index Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD), 208 Chandra, Kanchan, 57 Bihar, 2 , 3 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 39 , 58 , 68 , 92 , 98 , 106 , Chatterjee, Partha, 58 243 – 244 , 249 , 303 Chhattisgarh, 43 , 44 , 46 , 48 Patna (capital), 104 Raipur (capital), 278 Bijnor. See Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chhibber, Pradeep, 9 , 10 , 11 , 57 caste tensions, 115 , 125 , 145 – 147 , 157 , 159 Christian(s), 41 , 48 , 237 , 256