Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Also called: BJS, Jana Sangh · Topic: Era of One-Party Dominance: First Elections and the Congress System · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 2 "Era of One-Party Dominance"; Class 12, Ch 5 "Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System"; Class 12, Ch 6 "The Crisis of Democratic Order"; Class 12, Ch 8 "Recent Developments in Indian Politics"
Meaning
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) was founded in 1951 by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. Its roots lay in the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha. It stood for "one country, one culture, one nation" and Akhand Bharat (an undivided India). It also wanted Hindi in place of English, no special concessions to minorities, and nuclear weapons, especially after China's 1964 test. In 1965, it adopted Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's idea of integral humanism.
Example
The BJS won 3 seats in 1952 and 4 in 1957, mostly from urban areas of Rajasthan, MP, Delhi and UP. It merged into the Janata Party in 1977, and the BJP (1980) traces its roots to it.
Don't confuse with
- BJP: founded in 1980. It came after the BJS and traces its roots to it, but it is a separate party.