The elections, initially scheduled for earlier dates, had to be postponed twice and eventually took place from October 1951 to February 1952. However, due to the majority of the country voting in January 1952, this election is commonly referred to as the 1952 election. The process of campaigning, polling, and counting took a span of six months. The elections were highly competitive, with an average of more than four candidates contesting for each seat. Encouragingly, over half of the eligible voters participated by turning out to vote on election day. The results, when declared, were deemed fair even by those who did not emerge victorious. The Indian experiment successfully disproved the sceptics and critics.

Which of the following party did not contest the election in the First Lok Sabha Elections?

Bhartiya Janata Party

The First General elections of India were conducted mainly in four months from October 1951 to February 1952.
It is referred to as the 1952 election as most parts of the country voted in January 1952.
The elections were held in 68 phases with the first phase starting in Chini Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh and the last, 68th in Uttar Pradesh.
Voting right was given on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.
53 Parties contested the elections, out of which 14 were national parties.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traces its roots to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Bharatiya Janata Party was formed in 1980. It did not participate in the first General election.