<p>A new book will explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's dominance in Indian politics through the 100-year old story of RSS, Jana Sangh -- which later went on to become BJP, and the partnership of its founding leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani.</p>.<p>The book, <em>Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi</em>, is written by political scientist Vinay Sitapati. It will be released under Penguin's 'Viking' imprint on November 23.</p>.<p>Based on private papers, party documents, newspapers and over two hundred interviews, it claims to be the "most authoritative account" of the BJP and a "must-read" for those interested in the ideology that now rules India.</p>.<p>"Modi and the BJP's total dominance of Indian politics seems to have happened very suddenly. But it's actually a 100-year story. 'Jugalbandi' takes the reader through that story, through the creation of the RSS, Jana Sangh, and BJP - and through personalities such as Vajpayee and Advani whose relationship was quite extraordinary - and the young Modi and Amit Shah. If the reader wants just one book to know the history of the new India, this is it," Sitapati told PTI.</p>.<p>According to the publishers, from the "creation of Hindu nationalism in the 1920s to the formation of the BJP government (1998-2004)", Sitapati's book provides the backstory to Modi's current dominance in Indian politics.</p>.<p>"It begins with the creation of Hindu nationalism as a response to British-induced elections in the 1920s, moves on to the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980, and ends with its first national government, from 1998 to 2004.</p>.<p>“And it follows this journey through the entangled lives of its founding ‘jugalbandi’: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani," the publishers said.</p>.<p>Sitapati has earlier authored “Half Lion", which was a best-selling biography of India's former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao. He presently teaches at Ashoka University.</p>
<p>A new book will explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's dominance in Indian politics through the 100-year old story of RSS, Jana Sangh -- which later went on to become BJP, and the partnership of its founding leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani.</p>.<p>The book, <em>Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi</em>, is written by political scientist Vinay Sitapati. It will be released under Penguin's 'Viking' imprint on November 23.</p>.<p>Based on private papers, party documents, newspapers and over two hundred interviews, it claims to be the "most authoritative account" of the BJP and a "must-read" for those interested in the ideology that now rules India.</p>.<p>"Modi and the BJP's total dominance of Indian politics seems to have happened very suddenly. But it's actually a 100-year story. 'Jugalbandi' takes the reader through that story, through the creation of the RSS, Jana Sangh, and BJP - and through personalities such as Vajpayee and Advani whose relationship was quite extraordinary - and the young Modi and Amit Shah. If the reader wants just one book to know the history of the new India, this is it," Sitapati told PTI.</p>.<p>According to the publishers, from the "creation of Hindu nationalism in the 1920s to the formation of the BJP government (1998-2004)", Sitapati's book provides the backstory to Modi's current dominance in Indian politics.</p>.<p>"It begins with the creation of Hindu nationalism as a response to British-induced elections in the 1920s, moves on to the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980, and ends with its first national government, from 1998 to 2004.</p>.<p>“And it follows this journey through the entangled lives of its founding ‘jugalbandi’: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani," the publishers said.</p>.<p>Sitapati has earlier authored “Half Lion", which was a best-selling biography of India's former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao. He presently teaches at Ashoka University.</p>