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#TheIndiaFix | The BJP is barely present in any South Indian state. Except Karnataka. What explains this?

@ShoaibDaniyal on the Hindutva surge in Karnataka

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#TheIndiaFix | For months now, the southern state of Karnataka has been on the boil as Hindutva groups launch campaign after campaign against the state’s minorities.

January saw mobilisation against the wearing of the hijab in some colleges. scroll.in/a/1021000

#TheIndiaFix: With the hijab ban in place, Hindutva groups in Karnataka have now moved on to trying to restrict Muslim livelihoods.

What explains this sudden surge in Hindutva in Karnataka? indiafix.stck.me/post/18825

@ShoaibDaniyal writes

BJP has a fairly sparse presence in the South compared to the North and the West. However, one exception to that is Karnataka, where the party and the ideology of Hindutva has been quite popular for the past three decades. #TheIndiaFix

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Instead, it seems BJP is banking heavily on Hindutva to see it through, with speculation that Karnataka might see elections later this year.

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#TheIndiaFix: Like in the rest of India, the BJP story in Karnataka starts from the 1990s with the movement to build a temple in place of the Babri Masjid in UP.

@ShoaibDaniyal on the Hindutva surge in Karnataka

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With the hijab ban in place, Hindutva groups in Karnataka have now moved on to trying to restrict Muslim livelihoods. scroll.in/article/102100…

@ShoaibDaniyal explains the Hindutva surge in Karnataka? #TheIndiaFix

#TheIndiaFix | Part of this Hindutva success owes itself to the unique nature of Karnataka in the South. Karnataka has no strong state party unlike Tamil Nadu or the two Telugu states.

@ShoaibDaniyal explains the success of Hindutva in Karnataka. scroll.in/a/1021000

#TheIndiaFix | Like in the rest of India, the BJP story in Karnataka starts from the 1990s with the movement to build a temple in place of the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh. indiafix.stck.me/post/18825

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#TheIndiaFix | BJP is now trying to drastically change this facet of Karnataka politics by attempting to create an Uttar Pradesh-style “Hindu vote” which sits over and above caste.

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