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Aug 26, 2009: After Jaswant Singh and Arun Shourie, BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje and B C Khanduri too have trained guns at party leadership.

 

Vasundhara, who has already defied party chief Rajnath Singh's orders to step down as leader of opposition in Rajasthan Assembly, on Wednesday convened a meeting of all BJP MLAs to discuss the matter.

 

Another BJP leader B C Khanduri, who stepped down owning responsibility for party's poll debacle in Uttarakhand has said he was made a scapegoat in the entire matter.

 

Party's poor performance in the state is a collective responsibility of all, including senior leaders, Khanduri said in a letter to party high command.

 

On Monday Arun Shourie demanded RSS take control of BJP. He said the party needs a total reconstruction and questioned the abilities of senior leaders.

 

BJP during its Shimla meet expelled Jaswant Singh for eulogizing Jinnah, without giving any opportunity to the senior leader to present his case.

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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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