71.   The National Front, an alliance of socialist, regional and low-caste Hindu parties, comprises a third force.

72.   The National Front, an alliance of socialist, regional and low-caste Hindu parties, is a third force.

73.   The Shiv Sena, a powerful Hindu nationalist party and a key ally of the prime minister, opposed the three days of talks.

74.   The state is governed by right-wing Hindu nationalist party, Bharatiya Janata Party, known for its anti-Muslim rhetoric.

75.   The ruling Hindu nationalist party on Saturday condemned recent attacks on Christians by Hindu militant groups.

76.   The ruling Hindu nationalist party has condemned recent attacks on Christians by Hindu militant groups.

77.   The ruling Hindu nationalist party on Saturday condemned the string of attacks by Hindu militant groups that have destroyed dozens of churches and other property owned by Christians.

78.   The troubles also are rebounding against the governing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which is facing demands to protect the Christian minority from its affiliated Hindu parties.

79.   The state government, run by the Hindu nationalist party of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had supported the Thursday strike.

80.   The Shiromani Akali Dal, a Sikh religious party that once supported independence for Punjab, has allied with the ultranationalist Hindu party, the Bharatiya Janata Party.