BMC's Triple Engine Government and the Politics of Exclusion

The BJP’s BMC campaign rewrote Balasaheb Thackeray’s old playbook for a new moment, replacing the Marathi–non-Marathi divide with a broader Hindu identity set against Bangladeshi immigrants.

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BMC's Triple Engine Government and the Politics of Exclusion
The BJP’s BMC campaign rewrote Balasaheb Thackeray’s old playbook for a new moment, replacing the Marathi–non-Marathi divide with a broader Hindu identity set against Bangladeshi immigrants.
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