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Rise of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh to the BJP Majority (1951–2014)

Rise of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh to the BJP Majority (1951–2014)

  1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded in Delhi

    Labels: Bharatiya Jana, Shyama Prasad, RSS

  2. Jan Sangh enters Parliament in first general election

    Labels: Jan Sangh, Lok Sabha

  3. Jan Sangh expands in the 1967 election

    Labels: Jan Sangh, 1967 election

  4. National Emergency imposed across India

    Labels: Emergency 1975, Indian government

  5. Jan Sangh dissolves into the Janata Party

    Labels: Jan Sangh, Janata Party

  6. Emergency ends after 1977 election defeat

    Labels: Emergency 1975, 1977 election

  7. Morarji Desai sworn in as prime minister

    Labels: Morarji Desai, Janata government

  8. Bharatiya Janata Party founded after Janata split

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, Atal Bihari

  9. BJP wins only two seats in 1984 election

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, 1984 election

  10. BJP becomes major opposition force in 1989

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, 1989 election

  11. Advani’s Ram Rath Yatra amplifies BJP mobilization

    Labels: L K, Ram Rath

  12. BJP rises again in 1991 general election

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, 1991 election

  13. BJP becomes largest party in 1996 election

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, 1996 election

  14. Vajpayee sworn in, beginning BJP-led government

    Labels: Atal Bihari, BJP-led government

  15. National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed

    Labels: National Democratic, Bharatiya Janata

  16. NDA wins governing majority in 1999 election

    Labels: National Democratic, 1999 election

  17. Narendra Modi begins tenure as Gujarat chief minister

    Labels: Narendra Modi, Gujarat

  18. NDA loses power in 2004 general election

    Labels: National Democratic, 2004 election

  19. BJP wins first single-party majority in 2014

    Labels: Bharatiya Janata, 2014 election