Asserting that the Communists played a heroic role in the country’s freedom movement and against Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad, CPI General Secretary D Raja on Sunday said BJP’s predecessor Jan Sangh and RSS had no role in the freedom struggle.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/bjp-rss-had-no-role-in-freedom-struggle-cpis-d-raja-2698698/

He traced the genesis of the BJP in Karnataka since the Jan Sangh days and said there were local leaders who worked to build the party.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-under-the-clutches-of-a-handful-of-people-says-former-karnataka-cm/article66954047.ece

It included the then Jan Sangh.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/nitish-kumar-political-narrative-caste-survey-kapil-patil-8992733/