People now in their '40s might recall their college days when the Ram Temple issue was at its peak and the Babri Masjid was demolished. They have vivid memories of the riots and changing politics thereafter. It was around the time that this generation, particularly those below 21 years of age, had just been given the right to vote through the 61st constitutional amendment.

Helmed by LK Advani, the BJP's Ram Rath Yatra had preceded the Babri demolition. The party that sang the Hindutva song every moment then, did not claim power at the Centre immediately, but temple politics finally reached its goal as Atal Behari Vajpayee took full control of the government, after initial hiccups. Gradually, the temple politics lagged behind in coalition politics and ended the BJP's first longer stint.