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Bharatiya Janata Party

An activist of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the Indian student wing of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), wears a mask of Indian National Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as he sits on a horse during a protest in New Delhi on May 23, 2013. The protest was against United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's corruption scandals and the completion of four years of the UPA second term in power in New Delhi.

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About Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: भारतीय जनता पार्टी [भाजपा], translation: Indian People's Party), created in 1980, is a major centre-right Indian political party. It projects itself as a champion of the socio-religious cultural values of the country's majority community, conservative social policies, self reliance, strong economic growth, foreign policy driven by strong nationalist agenda, and strong national defense. Its constituency is strengthened by fellow members of the set of Hindu nationalist organizations informally known as the Sangh Parivar in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh plays a leading role.

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