Sangh Parivar between sanskritization and social engineering / Christophe Jaffrelot -- BJP in Uttar Pradesh / Jasmine Zérinini-Brotel -- Rajput Hindutva, caste politics, regional identity and the Hindu nationalism in contemporary Rajasthan / Rob Jenkins -- BJP and the politics of Hindutva in Maharashtra / Thomas Blom Hansen -- Southern discomfort / James Manor -- Bounded nationalism / James Chiriyankandath -- Akalis and the BJP in Punjab / Gurharpal Singh -- BJP's riddle in Gujarat / Ghanshyam Shah -- BJP and the challenge of factionalism in Madhya Pradesh / Ethics of Hindutva and the spirit of capitalism / Thomas Blom Hansen