This Westview softcover edition is printed on acid-free paper and bound in library-quality, coated covers that carry the highest rating of the National Association of State Textbook Administrators, in consultation with the As- sociation of American Publishers and the Book Manufacturers' Institute. | All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, with- out permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1994 by Westview Press, Inc. Published in 1994 in the United States of America by Westview Press, Inc., 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colo- rado 80301-2877, and in the United Kingdom by Westview Press, 36 Lonsdale Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7EW Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Malik, Yogendra K. Hindu nationalists in India: the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party / by Yogendra K. Malik and V. B. Singh. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8133-8810-4
1. Bharatiya Janata Party--History. 2. India--Politics and government--1977- I. Singh, V. B., 1941- . II. Title. JQ298.B55M35 1994 324.254'083--dc20 94-23352 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America | ∞ + ⃝ | The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |