describe any four features of the ideology of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
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The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (abbrv. BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh[7]) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation.[8] In 1977, it merged with several other left, centre and right parties opposed to the Indian National Congress and formed the Janata Party. In 1980, Jana Sangh faction broke away from Janata Party over the issue of dual membership (of the political Janata Party and the social organization RSS), and formed Bharatiya Janata Party.
Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh
FounderSyama Prasad MukherjeeFounded21 October 1951Dissolved1977Split fromHindu MahasabhaMerged intoJanata Party (1977–1980)Succeeded byBharatiya Janata Party (1980–present)IdeologyHindu nationalism[1]
Hindutva[2]
Integral humanism[3]
National conservatism[4]
Economic nationalism[5]Political positionRight-wing[6]Colours SaffronElection symbol
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The BJS was ideologically close to the RSS, and derived most of its political activist base and candidates from the RSS ranks. It also attracted many economically conservative members of Congress who were disenchanted with the more socialist policies and politics of Jawaharlal Nehru and the Congress Party. The BJS's strongest constituencies were in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]
The BJS leadership strongly supported a stringent policy against Pakistan and China, and were averse to the USSR and communism. Many BJS leaders also inaugurated the drive to ban cow slaughter nationwide in the early 1960s.