- Question
Is the BJP dangerous?
Founded in 1950, modern India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic, with 28 states and 8 union territories. At the 2019 election, almost 614 million people voted, a record 67.1% voter turn out. The Bharativa Janata Party (BJP) was re-elected with a single-party majority, the first since 1971 to do so. With its alliance partners in the National Democratic Alliance, it won 353 of the 543 seats in the lower house or Lok Sabha. Since then many have speculated that the BJP is creating a dangerous political and social environment.
Yes, the Bharativa Janata Party (BJP) is dangerous
80% of the Indian population identify as Hindu – about 966 million people. The BJP is a dangerous regime using the prevalence of Hinduism to create a hostile nationalist state.
No, the Bharativa Janata Party (BJP) is not dangerous
This position holds that India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not dangerous. It argues that the party has been unfairly demonised abroad — that it has achieved much, would have been voted out if truly dangerous, merely exposes pre-existing tensions, and is no outlier on the world stage.