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Aug 19, 2009: Jaswant Singh, who was expelled from BJP for eulogizing Mohammad Ali Jinnah, has questioned the way in which he was expelled from the party.

 

Addressing reporters in Shimla, Jaswant said he was not even served a show cause notice in the case.

 

Jaswant said he has been associated with the party for over 30 years and inspite of this the BJP leaders did not show the decency of informing the decision personally.

 

However, Jaswant added that he did not regret writing the book.

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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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