The Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India

Since Narendra Modi first became prime minister of India in 2014, his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dominated Indian politics. Modi has led the BJP to single-party majorities in two successive national elections -- a feat no leader has achieved since 1971 -- and made deep inroads beyond its traditional strongholds in northern and western India. The BJP currently counts nearly six times more members in the directly-elected lower house of Parliament than its chief rival, the once-dominant left-of-center Congress Party.