How the Hindu Right Tried – And Failed – to Forge a Common Platform in India's First Elections

The result came as a rude awakening but also firmly established the Jana Sangh as the main Hindu party. The Hindu Mahasabha became a force which only mobilised Hindus on communal issues.

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