Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. The theoretical framework: the concept of new cultural identitarian political movements (NCIPM) -- Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism -- New cultural identitarian political movements -- Conclusion: NCIPM and the BJP -- 3. Context: politics in India -- The genesis of modern India -- The foundations of politics in independent India -- The decline of the established political order -- The emergence of the current political system -- Indian politics and the contest over participation in rent allocation -- 4. Ideology and political practice of Hindu nationalism -- The evolution of Hindu nationalism and secularism in India -- Hindu nationalism as a political ideology -- The organisation of political Hinduism -- The ideology of Hindu nationalism in its political practice
5. The rise of the BJP -- The foundation of the BJP -- The party's development from 1980 to 2008 -- 6. The BJP at the regional and at the local level: Uttar Pradesh and Aligarh -- The BJP in Uttar Pradesh -- The BJP in Aligarh -- 7. The changing face of the BJP -- The BJP's conceptions of its core constituency -- Profile of BJP cadres: the BJP party unit in Aligarh City -- The contest over the turn towards moderation within the BJP national leadership -- BJP policy preferences as articulated in party election manifestos -- Conclusion: the changing face of the BJP -- 8. Conclusion: the BJP as a new cultural identitarian political movement
