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In this blog post we are dealing with a brief history of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. If you want to know about Jana Sangh, then this post is for you; and also want to know how BJP was formed then click here.
Jana Sangh
The Jana Sangh was founded by Dr. Shyam Prasad Mukherjee in 1950-51. He was a member of the Hindu Mahasabha. Dr. Shyam Prasad Mukherjee was a member of Nehru’s Cabinet; but left it because he felt that the Government had betrayed the Hindus of Pakistan.
Originally the Jana Sangh consisted of a large number of conservative Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members in North India and personal followers of Mukherjee in Bengal.
This automatically affected JS to be under the control of RSS and its leaders. In fact, one prominent member, Dr. M.C. Sharma, resigned from his membership in Jana Sangh in protest against RSS domination over JS.
But Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had never been involved as an organization in the affairs of Jana Sangh. The only evident was the dual membership of the individuals to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Jana Sangh (JS). However, one was free to join any organization.
When Hindu Mahashaba declined the JN gained a great strength. Under the presidentship of Dr. Mukherjee; their organization was recognized as one of the national parties of All India.
Aim and goal
The Aim and goal of JN was to unify the nations in leading to social and economic equality through economic reconstruction; and prosperity for the greatness of India. JS tried to bridge the big gap between the highest and lowest by pulling the rich down and lifting the poor.