The genocide and the economic pogrom of Gujarat, was not without a context. The popularity of the BJP led government had plummeted everywhere. Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Manipur, Punjab, two assembly segments in the BJP’s stronghold, Gujarat, had all given saffron nationalism a drubbing in the state elections. The election results were announced on February 26. On February 27, first Godhra, then the rest of Gujarat were ablaze. To what extent did the war ...
