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The BJP became the political voice of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Movement, which was led by activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the RSS, and which sought to build a temple dedicated to Lord Rama at the site of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

Hindus believed that the site was the birthplace of Rama, and thus qualified as one of the most sacred sites of Hinduism.