Union home minister Amit Shah’s announcement last week that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in all 21 states governed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) before 2029 was telling of how the party was pursuing one of its longest-standing ideological promises. Amit Shah wants UCC in all 21 NDA-ruled states by 2029. The state route is constitutional, but tribal exemptions and differing rules test what uniform means.
