what was its earlier name ?
Bharatiya Jana Sangh, popularly known as the Jana Sangh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–77)
The BJP's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, popularly known as the Jana Sangh
how many states in india ruling by bjp 12 what is the full form of the above party ? Bharatiya Janata Party
Janata Party. Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party
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The BJP's origin lies in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. After the State of Emergency in 1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the incumbent Congress party in the 1977 general election. After three years in power, the Janata party dissolved in 1980 with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the BJP. Although initially unsuccessful, winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, it grew in strength on the back of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest party in the parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government lasted only 13 days.
 The BJP's origin lies in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, The BJP's origin lies in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mukherjee.
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Bharatiya Janata Party [SEP] Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–77)
The BJP's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, popularly known as the Jana Sangh, founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951 in response to the politics of the dominant Congress party. It was founded in collaboration with the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and was widely regarded as the political arm of the RSS. The Jana Sangh's aims included the protection of India's "Hindu" cultural identity, in addition to countering what it perceived to be the appeasement of Muslim people and the country of Pakistan by the Congress party and then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The RSS loaned several of its leading "pracharaks", or full-time workers, to the Jana Sangh to get the new party off the ground.