Since then, the BJP has sought to play down its fondness for its Hindu-chauvinist ideology, Hindutva (literally “Hinduness”), which seems to turn off increasing numbers of Indians.
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印度人民党反驳说,这是因为竞选活动超出了其中心地带(北方印度教的“cowbelt”)。
The BJP retorts that it was campaigning largely beyond its heartland (the Hindu "cowbelt" in the north).