BJP leaders continue dog-whistle politics in India leaving minority Muslims no other choice than voting against the party
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA ––
The consequences of those riots came into sharp focus with a split electorate in 2014, in which Hindus largely voted for the right-wing BJP, led by strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Muslims for several other opposition parties. The key reasons for this include alienating Muslims, farmers' distress, the stray cattle menace, joblessness, demonetisation, a sluggish economy, the resurgent opposition Congress, and above all a tripartite alliance of regional parties SP, BSP and Rashtriya Lok Dal in UP state.
"What do we [Muslims] do. You tell me?" asks Zaida, who gave her first name only, outside a polling station. Mohammad Saleem calls for"brotherhood" between Hindus and Muslims by defeating sectarian and right-wing forces in the election.Critics have long accused BJP of creating an atmosphere of fear among India's Muslim minority by encouraging a Hindu-first agenda and targeting it for the slaughter of cows they consider sacred.
But across India, of all the 543 constituencies, there are only 15 Muslim-majority constituencies. In these constituencies, the BJP has nominated Muslim candidates in six areas and the Congress in nine.
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