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New India, Hindutva Constitutionalism, and Muslim Political Attitudes

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  • Hilal Ahmed

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This article explores Muslim political attitudes in contemporary India. It contextualizes the political responses of Muslim communities in the backdrop of two crucial legal-constitutional changes introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government: the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. These changes, I suggest, stem from the official doctrine of New India and its operative mechanism, Hindutva constitutionalism. Analysing the nature of Muslim participation in the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests and Muslim electoral responses in two subsequent elections (Delhi Assembly Election, 2020 and the Bihar Assembly Election, 2020), I argue that political engagement of Muslims could be interpreted as an ever-evolving discourse, which not merely responds to Hindutva politics but also asserts its relative autonomy.

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  • Hilal Ahmed, 2022. "New India, Hindutva Constitutionalism, and Muslim Political Attitudes," Studies in Indian Politics, , vol. 10(1), pages 62-78, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indpol:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p:62-78
    DOI: 10.1177/23210230221082833
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