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The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh (abbreviated as BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, [10] was an Indian nationalist political party. This party was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi , and existed until 1977.
He had served as the president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1973. 3 1991–1993 Murli Manohar Joshi: Uttarakhand [11] [13] [14] [15] BJP ideologue Joshi had been affiliated with the RSS nearly fifty years before he became BJP president in 1991.
The BJP's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, popularly known as the Jana Sangh, founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951 in response to the politics of the dominant National Congress party. It was founded in collaboration with the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and was widely regarded as ...
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of Rajasthan was the first chief minister from the BJP; however some BJP leaders had already been elected before as the chief minister while being a member of the Janata Party (JP), an amalgam of political parties which included BJP's predecessor Bharatiya Jana Sangh. [6]
Jagannathrao Joshi (23 June 1920 – 15 July 1991) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was born at Nargund, Karnataka on 23 June 1920. He completed his matriculation from Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya in Pune and graduation in English Hons from Sir Parshurambhau College.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi (or BJP Delhi) ... Bharatiya Jana Sangh; 1952 (Interim) Interim Assembly - 31 5 / 48 – 1,14,207 21.89% New Opposition
This led to a 'dual membership' controversy, regarding the links the former Jana Sangh members were retaining with the RSS, and it led to the split of Janata Party in 1979. [258] The former Jana Sangh elements formed a new party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in 1980. However, BJP originated more as a successor to the Janata Party and did not ...
For the 1971 election, the Congress (O), Samyukta Socialist Party and the Bharatiya Jana Sangh had formed a coalition called the "Grand Alliance" to oppose Indira Gandhi and the Congress (R), but failed to have an impact; [8] Indira's Congress (R) won a large majority in the 1971 elections and her popularity increased significantly after India ...