The history of Hindu centric politics
The All India Jana Sangh Party was founded in Delhi in 1951 and since 1921, a strong Hindu front was created to counter the Muslim-dominated politics of the Congress. In the first general election, the Jana Sangh got 3.06 percent of the votes and three MPs including Dr. Mukherjee were elected. The Jana Sangh was given the status of a national party. A 'National Democratic Alliance' was formed in Parliament under the leadership of Dr. Mukherjee. The Akali Dal, Republican Council, Hindu Mahasabha, Tamil Nadu Workers' Party, Commonwealth Party, Dravidian Kagham, Loksevak Sangh and 38 MPs (32 Lok Sabha and 6 Rajya Sabha MPs) were in this alliance. Thus, the president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Dr. Mukherjee, was the first informal opposition leader in the country. Although the Jana Sangh had the strength of mostly hardline Hindus, it was difficult to have a party that only included Hindus to do politics on a national level. Still, the momentum tha...