Who amongst the following represented the socialist tendencies within the Indian National Congress?
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. N.G. Ranga
D. Rajendra Prasad

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. B, C only
2. A, C only
3. B, D only
4. C, D only

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Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) was a prominent leader who represented socialist tendencies within the Indian National Congress (INC). His political ideology was rooted in socialist principles, and he played a significant role in advocating for social and economic justice in India.

While welcoming the Objectives Resolution, N.G. Ranga, a socialist who had been a leader of the peasant movement, urged that the term minorities be interpreted in economic terms. The real minorities for Ranga were the poor and the downtrodden. He welcomed the legal rights the Constitution was granting to each individual but pointed to its limits. In his opinion it was meaningless for the poor people in the villages to know that they now had the fundamental right to live, and to have full employment, or that they could have their meetings, their conferences, their associations and various other civil liberties. It was essential to create conditions where these constitutionally enshrined rights could be effectively enjoyed. For this they needed protection. “They need props. They need a ladder,” said Ranga.