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Zadafia was a close associate of the VHP chief [[Praveen Togadia]] in Gujarat unit of VHP. He is reported to have been inducted as a Minister in the Modi cabinet as a sop to the latter for his support of Modi's chief ministership.{{sfn|Marino|2014|p=165}} Zadafia is accused of involvement in the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] by posting police officers sympathetic to VHP in strategic positions and accused of helping unleash violence.<ref name=Togadia>{{cite news |title=History of how Modi and Togadia fell out |newspaper=Times of India |date=22 Apr 2014 |access-date=26 Aug 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/History-of-how-Modi-and-Togadia-fell-out/articleshow/34068095.cms? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909120427/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/History-of-how-Modi-and-Togadia-fell-out/articleshow/34068095.cms |archive-date=9 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> He transferred police officers such as [[Rahul Sharma (Gujarat police)|Rahul Sharma]].{{sfn|Bunsha|2014|p={{pn|date=May 2021}}}} On his orders, police raided refugee camps claiming that they housed rioters.{{sfn|Bunsha|2014|p={{pn|date=May 2021}}}}<ref name=survivors>{{cite news |author=Mari Marcel Thekaekara |title=The Survivors Speak |date=12 May 2002 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/12/stories/2002051200801100.htm |access-date=28 Aug 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005052340/https://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/12/stories/2002051200801100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2018}}</ref> | Zadafia was a close associate of the VHP chief [[Praveen Togadia]] in Gujarat unit of VHP. He is reported to have been inducted as a Minister in the Modi cabinet as a sop to the latter for his support of Modi's chief ministership.{{sfn|Marino|2014|p=165}} Zadafia is accused of involvement in the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] by posting police officers sympathetic to VHP in strategic positions and accused of helping unleash violence.<ref name=Togadia>{{cite news |title=History of how Modi and Togadia fell out |newspaper=Times of India |date=22 Apr 2014 |access-date=26 Aug 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/History-of-how-Modi-and-Togadia-fell-out/articleshow/34068095.cms? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909120427/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/History-of-how-Modi-and-Togadia-fell-out/articleshow/34068095.cms |archive-date=9 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> He transferred police officers such as [[Rahul Sharma (Gujarat police)|Rahul Sharma]].{{sfn|Bunsha|2014|p={{pn|date=May 2021}}}} On his orders, police raided refugee camps claiming that they housed rioters.{{sfn|Bunsha|2014|p={{pn|date=May 2021}}}}<ref name=survivors>{{cite news |author=Mari Marcel Thekaekara |title=The Survivors Speak |date=12 May 2002 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/12/stories/2002051200801100.htm |access-date=28 Aug 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005052340/https://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/12/stories/2002051200801100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
After the December 2002 elections, [[Narendra Modi]] dropped him from the cabinet to signal a break with | After the December 2002 elections, [[Narendra Modi]] dropped him from the cabinet to signal a break with the VHP.{{sfn|Marino|2014|p=165}} Zadafia subsequently floated a new political party, Mahagujarat Janata Party (MJP) during the 2007 assembly elections in Gujarat, later merged into the [[Gujarat Parivartan Party]] of former chief minister [[Keshubhai Patel]]. | ||
During the 2012 assembly elections, Togadia and VHP activists campaigned hard for the [[Gujarat Parivartan Party]] against the BJP. Despite all efforts, Zadafia and his team lost the 2012 elections. The VHP support for Zadafia ended up strengthening [[Narendra Modi]]'s anti-hardline Hindutva image.<ref name=cutdown>{{cite news |author=Sanjay Singh |title=How Modi cut Togadia down to size in Gujarat |newspaper=Firstpost |date=2 Apr 2013 |access-date=28 Aug 2014 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/how-modi-cut-togadia-down-to-size-in-gujarat-682365.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815121746/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/how-modi-cut-togadia-down-to-size-in-gujarat-682365.html |archive-date=15 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> | During the 2012 assembly elections, Togadia and VHP activists campaigned hard for the [[Gujarat Parivartan Party]] against the BJP. Despite all efforts, Zadafia and his team lost the 2012 elections. The VHP support for Zadafia ended up strengthening [[Narendra Modi]]'s anti-hardline Hindutva image.<ref name=cutdown>{{cite news |author=Sanjay Singh |title=How Modi cut Togadia down to size in Gujarat |newspaper=Firstpost |date=2 Apr 2013 |access-date=28 Aug 2014 |url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/how-modi-cut-togadia-down-to-size-in-gujarat-682365.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815121746/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/how-modi-cut-togadia-down-to-size-in-gujarat-682365.html |archive-date=15 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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