{"id":1369,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-role-of-religion-in-indian-electoral-politics-in-the-upsc-psir-2020-2404\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:19","slug":"examine-the-role-of-religion-in-indian-electoral-politics-in-the-upsc-psir-2020-2404","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-role-of-religion-in-indian-electoral-politics-in-the-upsc-psir-2020-2404\/","title":{"rendered":"Examine the role of religion in Indian electoral politics in the contemporary times."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> law bars religious appeals (RPA \u00a7123(3) + SC 2017) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>yet<\/i> religion stays a strong emotive factor in voting<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> religion formally out of the ballot <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> in practice it works as \u201cidentity plus,\u201d not alone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>mobilisation via symbols \/ sacred sites <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Savarkar<\/b>\u2019s Hindutva (ethnic-territorial Hindu identity) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> BJP\u2019s rise since the 1980s tied to Hindu nationalist mobilisation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Hansen<\/b>: set against democratic transformation, <i>not purely religious<\/i> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Advani<\/b>\u2019s \u201cpseudo-secularism\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> anti-Congress line <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Ram Mandir \/ CAA \/ NRC \/ Babri \/ \u201cLove Jihad\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> vote polarisation + minority consolidation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Brass<\/b>: institutionalised riots prepared &amp; used electorally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>religion no longer works alone <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Yadav<\/b>\u2019s \u201cIdentity Plus\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> faith combines with governance, employment, development <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> identity must pair with delivery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> religion is strong but not sufficient <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> parties must join identity with governance and delivery<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> shift from religion-alone to \u201cidentity plus\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> contemporary parties combine faith with development and security<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[65],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1369","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-caste-religion-and-ethnicity-in-indian-politics","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4781,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1369\/revisions\/4781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}