 Starting in the 1980s, the BJP-VHP-RSS organized fairs and nautankis to celebrate the Suhaldev legend, characterizing him as a Hindu Dalit who fought against a Muslim invader.Maharaja Suhaldev Sewa Samiti, an organization formed by Hindu nationalist activists in Bahraich in 2001, has been organizing various programmes to commemorate Suhaldev as a defender of the Hindu faith.Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, formed in 2002, is named after the king.