The BJP has mounted its campaign to woo the over 10 crore Scheduled Tribe voters across the country on the creation, legitimisation, and dissemination of knowledge on Adivasi histories. The new narrative situates them as an inseparable part of Indian civilisation and culture while retelling stories of tribal heroes as people who fought oppressive regimes from ‘outside’
BJP’s 2024 election campaign: Scripting a new tribal identity
