Who was the founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh?

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

The correct answer is Option 1 - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was the founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh.

The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was formed in 1951 with Shyama Prasad Mukherjee as its founder President. Its lineage however can be traced back to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Hindu Mahasabha before independence.

In the 1950s Jana Sangh remained on the margins of the electoral politics and was able to secure only 3 Lok Sabha seats in 1952 elections and 4 seats in 1957 general elections to Lok Sabha. In the early years its support came mainly from the urban areas in the Hindi speaking states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The party’s leaders included Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya and Balraj Madhok. The Bharatiya Janata Party traces its roots to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.