Bharatiya Jana Sangh

…Syama Prasad Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS; Indian People’s Association), the political wing of the RSS, in 1951, Advani became secretary of the party’s unit in Rajasthan. He held that position until 1970, when he moved to the Delhi unit.

In 1951 Vajpayee joined the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS; “Indian People’s Association”), a forerunner of the BJP. He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) in 1957, 1967, and 1971 and to the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) in 1962. On June 25, 1975, on Prime…