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We started this study of politics in India with the discussion of how the Congress emerged as a dominant party. From that situation, we have now arrived at a more competitive politics, but politics that is based on a certain implicit agreement among the main political actors. Thus, even as political parties act within the sphere of this consensus, popular movements and organisations are simultaneously identifying new forms, visions and pathways of development. Issues like poverty, displacement, minimum wages, livelihood and social security are being put on the political agenda by peoples’ movements, reminding the state of its responsibility. Similarly, issues of justice and democracy are being voiced by the people in terms of class, caste, gender and regions. We cannot predict the future of democracy. All we know is that democratic politics is here to stay in India.

Which of the following statements is correct about BJP?

Statement A- Initially, the BJP adopted a broader political platform than that of the Jana Sangh.
Statement B- BJP had a lot of success in the elections held in 1984.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Only Statement A is correct.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Only Statement A is correct.

Statement A- Initially, the BJP adopted a broader political platform than that of the Jana Sangh. (correct)
Statement B- BJP had a lot of success in the elections held in 1984. (incorrect)

Correction in Statement B- BJP did not not get much success in the elections held in 1984

In the aftermath of the Emergency, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh had merged with the Janata Party. After the fall of the Janata Party and its break-up, the supporters of erstwhile Jana Sangh formed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980. Initially, the BJP adopted a broader political platform than that of the Jana Sangh. BJP embraced ‘Gandhian’ Socialism’ along with cultural nationalism as its ideology. But it did not get much success in the elections held in 1984. After 1986, the party began to emphasise nationalism as the core of its ideology. The BJP also pursued the politics of ‘Hindutva’ for political mobilisation.