Which of the Following Statements About the Bharatiya Janata Party

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is INCORRECT?

• A) It was the first major Indian party to mobilize on the basis of religious identity.
• B) The BJP is a highly centralized and well-disciplined political party.
• C) It was the first major Indian party to adopt an openly anti-Muslim stance.
• D) The BJP maintains close ties to two nonparliamentary groups through which many of its leaders have been recruited.
• E) The BJP has been the ruling party only once in the history of the country.

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