BJP’s Ideological Hegemony

Combining Religious Conservatism and Nationalism

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ID6170695
AuthorsSanjay Kumar (0000-0002-9239-2966, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, corresponding author), Pranav Gupta (0000-0003-3327-0974, University of California, Berkeley)
Year2020
Volume8
Issue2
Pages203-213
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Indian Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2321-0230 • E-ISSN: 2321-7472
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2321023020963482
OpenAlexW3111099120
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited3

This article explores popular support for two key dimensions of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s recent ideological dominance in Indian politics. We examine public opinion on assertive nationalism and religious conservatism. The article analyses data from an individual-level survey conducted among voters across 12 states across the country in 2018. We find that public opinion is largely sympathetic towards the ideological positions held by the right on these dimensions. Moreover, ideological resonance transcends various socio-economic cleavages, and there is high support even among non-core segments of the BJP’s social coalition. We also find suggestive evidence for the role of nationalism in expanding the BJP’s support base

Conservatism · Development economics · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Hegemony · Ideology · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Survey data collection · World Values Survey · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Religion and Society Interactions

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