Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is an ultra orthodox, conservative, Hindu fundamentalist political party in India. the party was formed in 1980. One of its goal is to ban slaughter of cows (not to be confused with animal rights) and introduction of urine of cow as a drink. It rules the Indian state of Gujarat which witnessed large scale violence against Muslims. The observed effect in BJP ruled states in India is the rise in anti-Christian violence. BJP justifies the destruction of the Babri Mosque, an old mosque in India destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists in 1992.

The party was in central power in 1996 and from 1998 to 1999. BJP ruled the country for a long period of time from 1999 to 2004. In the Indian election in 2004, the party was defeated by the opposition coalition and failed to gain power in the center. The party currently rule the states of Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.