The long article by Mr. Malkani titled-"History of the Bharatiya Janata Party" must make for a tedious read. In this table, are given the most important dates and events in the history of the BJP.
| 1951 | The RSS grew political teeth and wings; the Bhartiya Jana Sangh is founded under the leadership of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee in 1951. |
| 1965 | Deendhayal Upadhyaya delivers four lectures on Integral Humanism |
| 1967 | "...you could travel from Amritsar to Calcutta without setting foot in Congress territory" |
| 1967 | The Calicut Sessions of the BJS held under Upadhyaya |
| 1971 | BJS adopts the slogan "War on Poverty" |
| 1971 | The Congress Party uses the Hindi version of "War on poverty" after stealing the slogan from the BJS and sweeps the polls(!). |
| 1972 | The Congress Party uses the stolen slogan to sweep the polls again(!!!). |
| 1980 | BJS rechristened, the Bharatiya Janata Party formed, Vajpayee presides over meetings |
| 1989 | "...the Janata Dal effected adjustments of seats with the BJP and proceeded to form the Government with outside support from the BJP and the Communists" |
| 1992 | Kar-sevaks demolish Babri Masjid, Ayodhya |
| 1995 | BJP wins 40 seats in the Karnataka elections |
| 1997 | BJP forms a 18-party coalition and comes to power at the Centre |
| 1999 | BJP heads the 18-party coalition at the Centre |
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