The BJP, founded in 1980, has a strong relation with the Sangh Parivar, in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh plays a leading role.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance was in power from 1998 to 2004, with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Prime Minister and L K Advani as his deputy.
The BJP is a direct successor of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), founded in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee. It was considered the political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
In the 1977 elections after the emergency, the BJS merged into the Janata Party, a unified opposition party, which went on to defeat the Congress in a landslide victory and form a government under Morarji Desai's leadership. The Janata Party government lasted for only two years.
Orkut, Facebook, MP3 format-- Delhi BJP to try it all!
The BJP was founded in December 1980, under the direct leadership of Vajpayee and Advani. In the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got only 2 seats out of 543. However, in the following 1989 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP obtained 88 seats and it supported the Janata Dal-led coalition of V P Singh.
After the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP became the premier opposition party.
In 1996, the BJP became the single-largest political party in parliament, and the President appointed Vajpayee as Prime Minister although he could not enlist the support of 271 MPs in the Lok Sabha. Vajpayee resigned after serving as prime minister for 13 days.
Single party rule impossible in near future: Venkaiah
The BJP again tasted power in1998 when the NDA obtained a simple majority. But the coalition ruptured in May 1999 when the AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, withdrew her support, and fresh elections were again called.
In the 1999 elections the BJP-led NDA won 303 seats. The BJP won an all-time high of 183. Vajpayee became Prime Minister for the third time in his life. This NDA Government lasted its term of five years.
However in the 2004 General Elections, the BJP and the NDA suffered a shock defeat and failed to muster a majority and the BJP sat in the opposition.
Courtesy: Wikipedia
For more International news | For more Political news | For more Offbeat news
| Slide Shows | Columns | Calendar
Share | 
Print | Rate 
