Word: bharatiya
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...CANDIDATES] P.V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party candidate...
...Vaishali, an electoral district in the violence-prone Bihar state, where a federal by-election was held last month. By seeking to revoke the election, Seshan forced both Congress and opposition candidates to abide by election rules on spending limits. Admits Atal Behari Vajpayee, a legislator of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party: "He put the fear of God into politicians." In the end, the by-election was held peacefully, and the candidate of a small local party was declared the winner...
OVERNIGHT NEW DELHI BECAME A MILITARY FORtress. Even before they began converging on India's capital for a planned antigovernment rally, about 60,000 activists of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party were whisked into detention. The party's Hindu militants who reached the sealed-off city were confronted by a security force of 60,000. Several flash points erupted as authorities sprayed tear gas at crowds and hauled off an additional 5,000 to sport stadiums. Through it all, the manicured lawns near the presidential palace -- planned rallying point of the militants -- remained pristinely empty...
...Bharatiya Janata Party] wanted to come to power and the easiest way to come to power was through religion," Heptulla said...
...Hindus and Muslims in a nationwide crackdown. Public order has been restored, but the country's political crisis continues to deepen. Within minutes of reconvening, Parliament erupted in chaos as legislators locked horns over Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's dismissal of three state governments ruled by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Rao's move may backfire if citizens demonstrate a preference for the B.J.P. leaders they elected...