Balraj Madhok

Balraj Madhok
President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh
In office
1966–1967
Preceded byBachhraj Vyas
Succeeded byDeendayal Upadhyaya
Personal details
Born(1920-02-25)25 February 1920
Skardu, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
(now in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan)
Died2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 96)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Jana Sangh
Alma materDayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore
OccupationActivist, politician
ProfessionLecturer in history

Balraj Madhok (बलराज मधोक; 25 February 1920 – 2 May 2016) was an Indian political activist and politician from Jammu. Originally an activist of the nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he later worked as a politician in the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS).

Madhok was instrumental in launching the RSS in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir and later the political party Jammu Praja Parishad for representing the interests of Jammu Hindus. He eventually rose to become the president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and led its successful contest in the general election of 1967. He was later expelled from Bharatiya Jana Sangh for "anti-party" activities after the death of Deendayal Upadhyaya.[1]

  1. ^ Athmaram Kulkarni (1995). The Advent of Advani: An Authentic Critical Biography. Adiyta Prakashan. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-85345-22-2.