1.   Authorities believe the assailants were members of Shiv Sena, an ultra right-wing Hindu political group.

2.   After an emergency session of its own, the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist group, hinted that it might try to take power too.

3.   But the novel is virtually unavailable here, with booksellers inhibited by a Hindu nationalist group that proscribed it.

4.   But they reserved their most serious pleas for the World Hindu Council, which is part of the same family of Hindu nationalist groups as their governing party.

5.   His father was a Marxist, but Vajpayee quickly grew disillusioned with communism and joined a radical all-male Hindu group called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

6.   Hindu groups then retaliated by attacking Muslims and burning Muslim homes and businesses.

7.   Leaders of that attack were linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist group that is one of three political blocs competing for Parliament seats in February.

8.   Most attacks on Christians have been blamed on Hindu groups.

9.   Muslims have generally stayed away from the party, a Hindu nationalist group that is often seen as anti-Muslim.

10.   Now, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist group that is closely allied with the pro-temple lobby, that leads the government.