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Saffron Terrorism : Manufacturing Hatred and Riots 5 Dec, 2014 Analysing the effect of riots on the vote share of Hindu nationalist parties, the paper notes that the BJS/BJP saw a 0.8 percentage point increase in their vote share following a riot in the year prior to an election. The polarization of the electorate induced by riots disadvantages Congress in subsequent elections, making it counter-productive for the partys affiliates to instigate riots following an electoral loss, the paper notes. economictimes.indiatimes/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-gains-in-polls-after-every-riot-says-yale-study/articleshow/45378840.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:15:43 +0000

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