Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar, which has developed a presence in all facets of Indian society and includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling political party under Narendra Modi, the 14th prime minister of India. Mohan Bhagwat has served as the Sarsanghchalak of the RSS since March 2009.
RSS members marching in Bhopal
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
RSS meeting in 1939
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer paramilitary organisation. Its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. As of January 2024, it is the country's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures.
BJP flag being flown in one of its campaign rallies.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder-president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Lal Krishna Advani, the last president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the founder-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party