BJP Karnataka

BJP – FORGING AHEAD IN KARNATAKA

Founded by Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherji, the Bharatiya Janasangh was becoming popular in Karnataka. The party soon came to be noticed by the common people and the intellectuals, who earlier had the impression that the Congress was the only political party in the country. Great orators like Karnataka Kesari Jagannatha Rao Joshi travelled to every District in Karnataka and mesmerized people with their inspiring talk. People across party lines would come to listen to his speech. They would wait for long hours for his speech as if they had come to listen all-night harikathas. His talks instilled patriotism in people; he would explain the hardships faced by the people and the wrongdoing of the Congress Government in a witty manner. He popularised Janasangh and was instrumental in strengthening the party.

Under the able guidance of Shri. Joshi, Shri Bhavurao Deshpande, an experienced Sangh Pracharak, became the organizing secretary of the party. His organizing skills and intellectual ability attracted many intellectuals and influential people into the party fold. Bhavurao had a way of mixing with people – he used to be an elder with elders and youngsters with younger people. He led a simple life, being a model for others to follow.

Shri. A.K.Subbaiah, with his inspiring speeches and experience in the assembly, was instrumental in the party’s growth. When the party was in its infancy, Dr.K.S.Dattaatri, a popular medical doctor from Shimoga became the State President. Janasangh grew in strength in Karnataka due to the efforts of Varadaraja Shetty, Mallikarjunaiah, Karmaballi Sanjeeva Shetty, Dr.V.S.Acharya, and D.H. Shakaramurthy among others.

In the year 1980, when the party emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a new look, the party leaders had a meeting in Lalbagh Silver Jubilee Hall MLC Shri A.K.Subbaiah was elected as the President. More and more young people were attracted to BJPs philosophy. Several Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers started working for the BJP. The BJP came to be known as the party of the youth. The party had the guidance of persons like the country’s greatest statesman Shri. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Shri. Lal Krishna Advani, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Shri. Jagannatha Rao Joshi, Smt Vijaya Raje Scindia, Shri. Sunder Singh Bhandari, Shri. Kedarnath Sal, and Shri. V.K. Malhotra. Under the able guidance of Shri. Bhavurao, Shri A.K. Subbaiah was instrumental in expanding the party. During 1983 State Assembly Elections BJP was a force to be reckoned with. People were fed up of the Congress misrule. To route out the Congress, the BJP even thought of a seat sharing agreement with the Janata Party. However, the power-hungry leaders of the Janata Party Shri Ramakrishna Hegde, Shri Devegowda and Shri S.R. Bommai did not allow the talks to progress.

Under the able leadership of Shri A.K. Subbaiah, the BJP did not tie up with any party and by its own strength it faced the elections and was successful in getting 18 seats. The Janata Party won 61 seats. Janata Party, who boasted that “BJP cannot win any seats, we will win by majority,” had learnt a bitter lesson.

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