In a 2005 book former Intelligence Bureau ( IB ) Joint Director Maloy Krishna Dhar claimed that Babri Masjid demolition was planned 10 months in advance by top leaders of RSS, BJP and VHP and raised questions over the way the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, had handled the issue.

Dhar claimed that he was directed to arrange the coverage of a key meeting of the BJP / Sangh Parivar and that the meeting " proved beyond doubt that they ( RSS, BJP, VHP ) had drawn up the blueprint of the Hindutva assault in the coming months and choreographed the ' pralaya nritya ' ( dance of destruction ) at Ayodhya in December 1992 ...

While some believe the CBI probe catapulted his rise through the BJP on his newfound " moral authority ", others have claimed the inquiry was a political stunt.

Mr Verma claimed that the Ekta Shakti would win 65 seats as the Congress, the BJP, the INLD and the Haryana Vikas Party had lost their base in the state.

BJP claimed " selective leaks " of the Liberhan Commission report to the media were planned and motivated, saying they had come at a time when the whole opposition was united against the government. The BJP logo

Prasad also claimed that BJP leaders had tried to save the structure and that the party has evidence of that.

He claimed a powerful Congress leader of Maharashtra, whose name he did not disclose, had told him at senior BJP leader late K R Malkani's house in Delhi that the party had a plan to dislodge the government headed by Narasimha Rao " in the name of temple movement so that he could replace him "

Such groups, including The Poor Christian Liberation Movement, which are supported by right-wing Hindus, have claimed that Dalit Christians do not suffer in BJP run states, but instead claim that poor Dalit Christian ’ s religious sentiments are exploited by missionaries.

Tehelka claimed to have filmed Bangaru Laxman ( the then President of the ruling party BJP ) taking a bribe for helping the bogus company in procuring government contracts.

In August 2005, individuals associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) were stopped by police while attempting to enter the Mahabodhi Temple to make an offering of blessed water to a pedestal or broken pillar within the temple complex.

Vajpayee was criticized within his party and by the Sangh Parivar for sacrificing core issues like Hindutva and the Ram Temple to please the Muslim voters ( the BJP lost the Muslim vote by a heavy margin ).

He, however had to resign within 13 days as the BJP was unable to muster the required majority.

A section of the RSS, as well as some within the BJP, attempted to bring her back into the BJP fold but neither she nor opponents such as Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj favoured the sentiment.

In 2005, his statements suggesting that both Atal Behari Vajpayee and L. K. Advani step aside and let a younger leadership take charge of the BJP created a rift within the Sangh.

The BJP became the political voice of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Movement, which was led by activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the RSS, and which sought to build a temple dedicated to Lord Rama at the site of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

The BJP became the political voice of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Movement, which was led by activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the RSS, and was seeking to build a temple dedicated to Lord Rama in place of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

The BJP demanded that a temple dedicated to deity Rama be created at the site of the Babri Masjid where, according to Archaeological Survey of India ( ASI ), a temple stood till Babur's invasion of India in 1528.

The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) also stated that millions of Hindus in the country want Ram temple.

Addressing mediapersons at the party headquarter in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said, " We want a Ram temple.

" Kerala BJP president, V. Muraleedharan, demanded a CBI probe, stating that Mann's death prevented him from being questioned regarding the motivation for his attacks and that his death may have been a cover-up for a religiously-motivated or terrorist attack.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Karunanidhi of religious discrimination when noting " We would like to know from Karunanidhi if he would make a similar statement against religious head of any other religion ; chance are he may not.

There is growing concern, particularly among BJP members, that Bakht may have died because of medical negligence, but nothing has yet been proven.

The BJP has also invited Muslims to be a part of this new society and work with the Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs for a better India.

In a famous statement at the BJP's silver Jubilee rally at Mumbai's historic Shivaji Park, Vajpayee announced that " Henceforth, Lal Krishna Advani and Pramod Mahajan will be the Ram-Laxman ( the two godly brothers much revered and worshipped by Hindus ) of the BJP.

It still is, and will be in many ways, the gold standard to which the BJP will hold itself for many years to come.

Advani declared that Vajpayee would be the Prime Minister of India if the BJP won the next parliamentary elections scheduled for May 1996.

On 10 December 2007, the Parliamentary Board of BJP formally announced that L. K. Advani would be its prime ministerial candidate for the General Elections due in 2009.

It still is, and will be in many ways, the gold standard to which the BJP will hold itself for many years to come.

They said that though it is clear that Captain Lakshmi can't be the President of India because of the opposition of BJP led NDA and Indian National Congress to her, but through this Presidential Election Left wants to raise key national issues, and make them heard to the masses.

Congress accuses the RSS of promoting intolerance and says the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP )- led government is pursuing a secret RSS-inspired agenda whereby India could cease to be a secular state.

In 1980 the Janta Party split and Bakht opted to be with the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ).

The only other person in the BJP to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan is Atal Behari Vajpayee.

In 1998, the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) took the reins of the Government for the first time and it was not until May 2004 that Chidambaram would be back in Government.

Initially there was speculation that the PDS would joint with the All India Trinamool Congress, or else that it would be a constituent of an anti-CPI ( M ) mahajot ( broad front ), but the link between Trinamool and the Hindu rightist Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) hindered such a development.

Though Singh entered politics in the late 60s, the first few years of his political life lacked success and recognition, till he was initiated in the Jan Sangh, by BJP stalwart Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who is considered to be Jaswant's political mentor.

* The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), a nationalist political party of India which claims to be at the forefront of India's cultural nationalism, uses the lotus as its election symbol.

In the next elections in the year 1993, after the split in the alliance, Shekhawat led the BJP to be the single largest party, winning 96 seats.

Moreover, the commission noted ( at page 782, para 130. 24 ) that, “... Home Secretary Godbole stated that there was no information of planning and as such it could not be inferred that there was a conspiracy of the Congress and BJP for demolition .”

The BJP had initially decided to field Sushma Swaraj as the lead speaker in the Lower House, but she will now be the second speaker on the issue.

The performance of its star speakers in both Houses will be keenly watched by the RSS, say party sources. While the initial plan would have seen the quartet of Delhi BJP leaders — Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, in addition to Venkaiah Naidu, and Ananth Kumar — holding forth on the Ayodhya debate, sources say that Rajnath, whose term as party president technically ends on November 26, 2009, “ didn't want to be left out of the debate ”.

" Babri report should be published and BJP should come clean over it.

With the other main contender for the Chief Minister's post, Dilip Singh Judeo, caught in the midst of a scam, the BJP leadership named Raman Singh as Chattisgarh's second Chief Minister, and the first person to be elected to that post.

Keshubhai Patel was also a Rajya Sabha MP but has now retired from active politics. On 29 June 2012, former CM and Keshubhai's colleague Suresh Mehta stated that Keshubhai Patel upon non-renewal of his membership of BJP has ceased to be its member.