The politics of Dalit Nationalism has been brought into full play only in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Bahujan Samaj Party, representing the Dalit community, has consistently polled 20 percent of the vote in the elections in the last two decades, and even shared power with one of its rival the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Hindutva party. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U The Bahujan Samaj Party (बहुजन समाज पार्टी is a national Political party in India with Socialist leanings Dalit is a self designation for group of people of South Asian descent who were traditionally regarded as untouchables or low Caste. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political For Veer Savarkar's book see Hindutva (book. Hindutva (Devanagari हिन्दुत्व "Hinduness" a word coined by Vinayak It currently rules the state alone.

Further reading

• Kancha Ilaiah. Kancha Ilaiah is the Chairman of the Political science department at Osmania University, a Social activist and author 2004. Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism. Kolkata: Samya; Mumbai: Distributed by Popular Prakashan. ISBN 81-85604-69-X.

See also

• Hindu reform movements
• Backward-caste Hindu Saints
• Backward-caste Hindu Warriors

Hinduism is going through a phase of regeneration and reform through the vehicle of several contemporary movements collectively termed as Hindu reform movements. This article lists a number of ancient and medieval Hindu Sants including legendary figures This is a list of Indian warriors (both legendary and historical figures

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