The reality is that the reforms of the early 1990s were pushed through by his then boss, Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, who put up all his political capital to get them through.

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Narasimha Rao and by the Hindu rightist opposition.

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Narasimha Rao, now languishes in political limbo.

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For example, youth and the elders perform, the Brahmans lead the prayers and perform the rituals, and the Bhandaris representing locals of the Kshatriya caste are alone entitled to wear one of the most sacred masks, that of the half-man, half-lion Hindu deity, Narasimha.

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