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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 ...
The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh (abbreviated as BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh [9]) was a Hindutva political party active in India.It was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by three founding members: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok and Deendayal Upadhyaya.
Narayan and Desai founded the Janata Morcha (People's Front), the predecessor of what would become the Janata party. The Janata Morcha won the elections for the Vidhan Sabha (State Legislature) of the state of Gujarat on 11 June 1975.
Year Total Seats Seats Contested Seats won Change in seats Votes Percentage of votes Vote swing 1983: 126 Not Contested: 1985: 126 37 0 - 79,068 1.07 - 1991: 126 48 10 10 548,271 6.55 5.48 1996: 126 117 4 6 946,236 10.41 4.93 2001: 126 46 8 4 995,004 9.35 1.06 2006: 126 125 10 2 1,581,925 11.98 2.63 2011: 126 120 5 5 1,584,895 11.47 0.51 2016: ...
The number of shakas had fallen by over 10,000 after the fall of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in 2004. However, by mid-2014, the number had again increased to about 40,000 after the return of BJP to power in the same year. [147] [148] [149] This number stood at 51,335 in August 2015. [150]
It is the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance founded by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of India L. K. Advani in 1998. The NDA faced the general elections of 1998 and 1999 by having Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the prime ministerial candidate, won both elections, and ...
Overseas Friends of BJP are various voluntary organisations present in other foreign countries that operate under the foreign affairs department of the BJP. [18] These organisations were first launched in the year 1991, and ever since, have promoted the party and governments led by the party. [19]
Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927 ) is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu nationalist volunteer organization.