Domestically , the BJP-led government was under constant pressure from its ideological mentor , the RSS , and the hard-line VHP to enact the Hindutva agenda . But owing to its dependence on coalition support , it was impossible for the BJP to push items like building the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya , repealing Article 370 which gave a special status to the state of Kashmir , or enacting a uniform civil code applicable to adherents of all religions . On 17 January 2000 , there were reports of the RSS and some BJP hard-liners threatening to restart the Jan Sangh , the precursor to the BJP , because of their discontent over Vajpayee 's rule . Former president of the Jan Sangh Balraj Madhok had written a letter to the then-RSS chief Rajendra Singh for support . The BJP was , however , accused of '' saffronising '' the official state education curriculum and apparatus , saffron being the colour of the RSS flag of the RSS , and a symbol of the Hindu nationalism movement . Home Minister L. K. Advani and Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi were indicted in the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition case for inciting a mob of activists . Vajpayee himself came under public scrutiny owing to his controversial speech one day prior to the mosque demolition
Babri Mosque demolition
Demolition of the Babri Masjid
Atal Bihari Vajpayee