In the 1952 General Elections, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), secured 4 seats in the Lok Sabha. This was a modest beginning for the party, which was founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951 with the aim of providing an alternative to the Congress party's dominance. The BJS had a limited presence in the early years, but over time, it grew to become one of the major political parties in India, eventually leading to the formation of the BJP.
The 1952 election marked the first general election in India after independence, and while the BJS's performance was modest, it was the beginning of the party's journey in Indian politics.