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When was the BJP founded?
April 6, 1980
Bharatiya Janata Party/Founded
Who is the head of BJP?
J. P. Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party/Presidents
When did BJP first come to power?
The Bharatiya Janata Party was officially founded in 1980, and the first general election it contested was in 1984, in which it won only two Lok Sabha seats. Following the election in 1996, the BJP became the largest party in the Lok Sabha for the first time, but the government it formed was short-lived.
Who was the founder of RSS?
K. B. Hedgewar
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh/Founders
RSS was founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, a doctor in the city of Nagpur, British India. Hedgewar was a political protege of B. S. Moonje, a Tilakite Congressman, Hindu Mahasabha politician and social activist from Nagpur.
What is the other name of BJP?
Alternative Titles: BJP, Indian People’s Party. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), English Indian People’s Party, pro-Hindu political party of postindependence India. The party has enjoyed broad support among members of the higher castes and in northern India.
What is the history of the BJP in India?
Bharatiya Janata Party 1 Origin and establishment. The BJP traces its roots to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS; Indian People’s Association), which was established in 1951 as the political wing of the pro-Hindu group 2 Electoral success and the National Democratic Alliance government. 3 Return to power.
Who was the first president of the BJP?
Vajpayee was the first President of the BJP. The BJP came to power at the Centre, by forming a coalition of parties called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from 1998 to 2004. The present President of the BJP is Amit Shah.
Why did the BJP come to power in the 1980s?
Historian Ramachandra Guha writes that the early 1980s were marked by a wave of violence between Hindus and Muslims. The BJP initially moderated the Hindu nationalist stance of its predecessor the Jana Sangh to gain a wider appeal, emphasising its links to the Janata Party and the ideology of Gandhian Socialism.