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There appear to be no rules in Indian politics. The diversity of its regions and their different political contexts defy attempts to draw neat national trends. Even after twelve years of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule of the union government, the kind of politics that has emerged is still a matter of contention — especially as the gap between rhetoric and economic delivery grows.
In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP came to power around the agenda of reinforcing a centralised Delhi-led hegemony and driving an era of self-reliant economic prosperity. When
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