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Aug 25, 2009: The crisis within the BJP deepened further on Monday after Arun Shourie demanded a total reconstruction of the party by changing the top leadership.

 

He said RSS should take over the reins of BJP because the party does not have a single efficient leader at top level.

 

Shourie said both Jaswant Singh and Vasundhara Raje are right in their own way.

 

Meanwhile, RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said the Sangh's role is to give direction to the party and not to run it.

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Background

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was founded in 1980. Before BJP came into existence, this party was known as Bharatiya Jana Sangh that was originally founded by a nationalist leader Shyama Prasad Mookherje in 1951.  

BJP started its journey under the leadership of veteran leader and former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. In 1989 BJP supported the Janata Dal party to form a coalition government at the center.

BJP has strong relation with the hardliner Hindu organizations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)and Vishwa Hindu Parishad.  

Currently the party rules in Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.It has a coalition government in Uttarakhand with Uttarakhand Kranti Dal.

The party has declared Lal Krishna Advani as their Prime Ministerial candidate for 2009 Lok Sabha elections. 

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