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Which historical figure's ideas of integral humanism and Antyodaya inspired the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ?

AMahatma Gandhi

BJawaharlal Nehru

CDeendayal Upadhyaya

DKanshiram

Answer:

C. Deendayal Upadhyaya

Read Explanation:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

  • Founded in 1980 by reviving the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951.

  • Wants to build a strong and modern India by drawing inspiration from India’s ancient culture and values; and Deendayal Upadhyaya’s ideas of integral humanism and Antyodaya.

  • Cultural nationalism (or ‘Hindutva’) is an important element in its conception of Indian nationhood and politics.

  • Wants full territorial and political integration of Jammu and Kashmir with India, a uniform civil code for all people living in the country irrespective of religion, and ban on religious conversions.

  • Came to power in 1998 as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) including several regional parties


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