<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said post-independence and partition in 1947, whatever was left of India constituted a "Hindu Rashtra”.</p>.<p>Asked about the demand from a section of religious leaders to declare India a Hindu Rashtra, Vijayvargiya told reporters in Indore, "When India was divided, it was on this issue (on religious lines). After Partition, Pakistan was formed and the remaining country is a Hindu nation.”<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/post-partition-india-a-hindu-rashtra-says-bjp-general-secretary-vijayvargiya-1202331.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong></p>
<p>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said post-independence and partition in 1947, whatever was left of India constituted a "Hindu Rashtra”.</p>.<p>Asked about the demand from a section of religious leaders to declare India a Hindu Rashtra, Vijayvargiya told reporters in Indore, "When India was divided, it was on this issue (on religious lines). After Partition, Pakistan was formed and the remaining country is a Hindu nation.”<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/post-partition-india-a-hindu-rashtra-says-bjp-general-secretary-vijayvargiya-1202331.html" target="_blank">Read more</a></strong></p>