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The founder President of Bharatiya Jan Sangh was …………………………………….
A. Krishan Kant Mukherjee.
B. LK Advani.
C. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
D. S.R. Jain

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Hint:The Bhartiya Jana Sangh was an Indian political party which existed from 1951 to 1997.
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh Party was founded on 21 October 1951. The political position of this party is Right wing.

Complete answer:
Option A) Krishan Kant Mukherjee – is an incorrect answer because he was not the founder president of the Bharatiya Jansangh Party. Krishan Kant Mukherjee was the tenth Vice President of India. He was also the member of the Lok Sabha from Chandigarh and member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option B) LK Advani – is an incorrect answer because he was not the founder president of Bharatiya Jansangh Party. LK Advani was the 7th deputy prime minister of India under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was born in 1927 in Karachi, Pakistan. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option C) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee – is a correct answer because the founder president of Bhartiya Jana Sangh Party was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. He was an Indian politician who served the Minister for Industry. He was born in 1901 and died in 1953. He founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh Party.
Option D) S.R. Jain – is an incorrect answer because he was not the founder of the Bharatiya Jansangh. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Hence, the option C is the correct answer.

Note: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was also the president of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha.
He was born in 1901 in Calcutta, Bengal. He died in 1953 in Jammu and Kashmir.