TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akhil Ranjan Dutta
TI  - Hindutva regime in Assam : saffron in rainbow
T2  - Sage studies on India's North East
SN  - 9789391370206
U1  - 954.162 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage
KW  - India--Assam
KW  - Bharatiya Janata Party
KW  - Hinduism and politics
N2  - "The book studies how BJP came into power in Assam and the consequences of the BJP-led regime in Assam. BJP's core ideological tool is Hindutva. However, in Assam, BJP developed political strategies keeping in mind the dynamics of identity politics unique to Assam (multiple religions, multiple ethnicities). In Assam, where numerous ethno-regional political outfits have registered their electoral presence, 'Rainbow Alliance' emerged as the strategic tool for BJP in its electoral battles. The book shows how BJP strategists have paid attention to people's attachments to their ethno-regional cultures and how successful co-option has culminated in 'saffron-izing' the 'Rainbow'"--
ER  -