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Of Bhakts and Bhakti Movements in Indian politics, when The Gods and Goddesses are all too Human Edited: 28-Oct-18 As most Indians would know, bhakti means devotion to God. The Bhakti Movement, which has its origin in Medieval India, was characterised by complete surrender of oneself to God, the love of a selfless devotee or bhakt . According to an insightful article on Bhakti Movement, “Bhakti poets emphasized surrender to god”. Let’s shift to a different world – that of post-Independence politics in India. Indian politics witnessed a landmark development in May 2014. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured power in the Lok Sabha election with a clear majority – a feat not achieved by any government since 1984, and never by any party other than the Indian National Congress (INC). Between the elections of 2009 and 2014, there was a generational shift within the BJP – a generation of politicians who had been its most prominent face since it was formed in 1980, and befo...