“On the grounds that since Muslims had become allergic to me they would not join the party.”

— Balraj Madhok

The reason given by the BJS leadership when asking Balraj Madhok to leave the party, in 1973, according to B. Madhok.

Balraj Madhok: "A Question of Power", Indian Express, 29 October 1995. Quoted from Elst, K. BJP vis-à-vis Hindu Resurgence (1997)

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