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Photo Courtesy: Photo Division India Our Journey 1951 Birth of Jana Sangh: On 21 October 1951, Bharatiya Jana Sangh is formed in Raghomal Girls High School, Delhi with Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee as its first President. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh Our Journey Photo Courtesy: Photo Division India Our Journey 1952 General Elections: In the 1951-1952 general elections to the Parliament of India, Bharatiya Jana Sangh wins 3 seats. Photo Courtesy: test Our Journey 1952 General Elections: In the 1951-1952 general elections to the Parliament of India, Bharatiya Jana Sangh wins 3 seats. Our Journey 1953 Kashmir Agitation: Bharatiya Jana Sangh starts a movement under the leadership of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the issue of Kashmir and national integration and opposes the grant of any special status to Kashmir. The dictatorial approach of Nehru witnesses the arrest of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee who is jailed in Kashmir where he dies under mysterious circumstances. Photo Courtesy: Web Our Journey 1954 Goa Liberation Movement: On 2 May 1954, Integration Day is organized throughout the country and Goa Liberation Week is organized from 6 December 1954 to 16 December 1954. Photo Courtesy: bbc.com Our Journey 1955 March to Goa: On 23 June 1955, Bharatiya Jana Sangh Secretary Shri Jagannath Rao Joshi leads 100 Satyagrahis to Goa. Photo Courtesy: bbc.com Our Journey 1957 Lok Sabha Polls: Bharatiya Jana Sangh party wins 4 seats. Our Journey 1958 Berubari Mass Movement: A full-blown mass movement takes place against the transfer of Union Territory of Berubari to Pakistan under the Nehru-Noon Pact. Our Journey 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: Under the third Lok Sabha of India, Bharatiya Jana Sangh party resurges and comfortably wins 14 seats. Our Journey 1964 On 12 April 1964, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya ji and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia ji issue a joint statement on Indo-Pak Federation and issue of minorities in India and Pakistan. Our Journey 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: Clinching 35 seats, Jana Sangh emerges as the second largest party in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Besides, wins absolute majority in Delhi metropolitan and Municipal Corporation. Non-Congress governments are formed in various states with Jana Sangh as one of the vital constituents. Photo Courtesy: Indian Express Archive Our Journey 1971 Lok Sabha elections: Bharatiya Jana Sangh manages to win 22 seats despite populist announcements and promises by Congress under Indira Gandhi that help her win the elections. Our Journey 1975 Emergency: Indira Gandhi imposes emergency on 25 June 1975 that lasts till 3 March 1977. The glorious saga of struggle witnesses arrest and detainment of several Jana Sangh leaders and activists. Photo Courtesy: Web Our Journey 1977 Janata Party: Bharatiya Jana Sangh merges into Janata Party along with other parties. Photo Courtesy: Web Our Journey 1980 General Elections: The Janata Party is unable to make its mark as it wins just 31 seats. In April 1980, shortly after the elections, the National Executive Council of the Janata Party bans its members from being ’dual members’ of party and the RSS. Consequently, the former Jana Sangh members leave the Janata Party and float a new political party. Thus, the Bharatiya Janata Party comes into existence on 6 April 1980. 6 April 1980: Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is elected the founding President of the BJP (1980-1986). In December 1980, he presides over the first Executive meeting of BJP. Our Journey 1984 General Elections: The death of Indira Gandhi leads to early general elections in the country. Due to sympathy wave for the Congress party, BJP manages to win only 2 seats. After introspecting the result, BJP forms a high-powered Working Committee to recommend action for remedy and renewal. Our Journey 1986 Advani ji: Shri L.K. Advani takes charge as the party President for the first time in 1986 and continues till 1990. Our Journey 1986-89 Anti-corruption movement: A movement is launched against corruption in high places in the wake of Bofors kickbacks. Photo Courtesy: bharatshakti.in Our Journey 1989 General Elections: BJP substantially improves its position and wins 85 seats. The BJP and Communists support the Janata Dal government with VP Singh as the Prime Minister. BJP supports the Ayodhya movement, the biggest mass movement in the history of independent India. Photo Courtesy: Web Our Journey 1990 Ram Ratha Yatra: On September 1990, Shri L.K. Advani starts the historic Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya. He is placed under preventive detention on the orders of the then Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Nonetheless, a large number of Kar Sevaks converges in Ayodhya. On the orders of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, around 1,50,000 of them are detained. Yet many manage to reach Ayodhya. In the same year, BJP withdraws its support from the V.P. Singh government. Photo Courtesy: India TV file Pic Our Journey 1991 General Elections: The BJP increases its tally to 120 seats. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi becomes the BJP National President and continues till 1993. Our Journey 1993 Shri L.K. Advani becomes the party President and continues till 1998. BJP’s vote share and footprint continues to grow. Spreading its wings in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, BJP emerges as the national party of the country. Our Journey 1995 Inroads into other states: The lotus begins to bloom in new areas like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Our Journey 1996 General Elections: BJP wins 161 Lok Sabha seats, becoming the largest party in the Parliament. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is sworn in as the Prime Minister, but he’s unable to attain a majority in the Lok Sabha, forcing the government to resign after 13 days. A coalition of regional parties led by Janta Dal forms the government, but it doesn’t last long,...