Hyderabad, Feb. 11 -- BJP Telangana State President N. Ramchandra Rao paid rich tributes to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on his death anniversary at the BJP Telangana State Office here on Wednesday.
Describing Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a constant student, Karma Yogi, philosopher and the chief ideologue of Antyodaya and Ekatma Manav Darshan, Ramchandra Rao offered floral tributes to his portrait.
Speaking to the media later, Ramchandra Rao said Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, one of the founders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, had laid down a guiding path for the party that continues to serve as a compass even today.
He said the transformation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh into the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1980 and the BJP's rise to power acros...