Syama Prasad Mookerjee1952
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS, Indian Peoples Union) is founded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a Bengali nationalist leader, former Union Minister and freedom-fighter
India · Politics / Janata Dal (United) Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS, Indian Peoples Union) is founded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a Bengali nationalist leader, former Union Minister and freedom-fighter
Fortunes of the young Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party flounder when Mookherjee dies in Kashmir in jail during a protest
When Indira Gandhi imposes a state of emergency, postponing elections and misusing major central powers granted to her by the Constitution, the BJS join coalition of parties in active protest, Vajpayee is arrested
When Gandhi calls elections, the BJS invests all its political and organisational capital in merging into the new Janata Dal (United) Party, a unified opposition party
The BJP is re-founded under the direct leadership of the duumvirate of Vajpayee and Advani
The BJP, in alliance with several other parties, led the Government of India between 1998 and 2004, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani
The BJP, in alliance with several other parties, led the Government of India between 1998 and 2004, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani
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