im ▁Khan ▁who ▁was ▁term ed ▁as ▁V aj pay ee ' s ▁prot ég é ▁then ▁joined ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁B har ati ya ▁J ana ▁Sang h ▁and ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁S way am se w ak ▁Sang h ▁colle agues , ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁Party ▁general ▁Secretary ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁friends ▁Pr am od ▁Mah aj an ▁and ▁G op in ath ▁M unde ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁( B J P ). ▁ ▁His ▁activ ism ▁and ▁rel ent less ▁work ▁in ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁lead ▁various ▁gather ings ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁Muslim ▁leader ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁permanent ▁fi xture ▁and ▁crowd ▁pull er ▁on ▁the ▁various ▁r ath ▁y atra ' s ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁across ▁country ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁L ▁K ▁Adv ani ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁Ay od h aya ▁during ▁the ▁Bab ri ▁Mas j id ▁movement . ▁ ▁Khan ▁sa heb ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁fond ly ▁called ▁was ▁also ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁amongst ▁al lies ▁like ▁Sh iv ▁S ena ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁amongst ▁the ▁rival ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁yield ▁in ▁to ▁party ▁pressure ▁to ▁cont ests ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁t ough ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁Ch inch p ok