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May 12, 2015

India: Saffronising 'Jatland' -- Mapping Shifts in the Electoral Landscape in Haryana (Radhika Kumar)

The sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 assembly elections in Haryana raises important questions about the changing nature of identity politics. This article traces the historical contours of identity formation in Haryana in light of the unprecedented victory of the Hindu majoritarian party.
http://www.epw.in/notes/saffronising-jatland.html