VHP
Religious wing of the Sangh.
Vishva Hindu Parishad
Conclusive (1)
Yes
1964
Unregistered Organization/Collective
Religious
Madav Sadashiv Golwalkar
Shivram Shankar Apte
Swami Chinmayananda
Yes
Listed as a formal Sangh affiliate (Andersen and Damle 2018)
Founded by a pracharak
Listed as a sister organisation (or equivalent) by organisation with value-1.
Has referred to pracharak as patron/guide/inspiration (or equivalent)
RSS has dismissed appendage officials
Officials have been trained by executive RSS
Self-attestation as Sangh organisation
Has attended RSS coordination meetings (e.g. samanvaya baithaks)
Has co-hosted events with known Sangh affiliates
Has hosted speakers from the RSS or officials from formal Sangh Parivar at its events
Affiliation attested to by Sangh publications (online or print)
Visible RSS paraphernalia or nomenclature (e.g. framed picture of Hedgewar or named after pracharak)
Founded by a Sangh organisation
Has shared officials with Sangh appendages
Links to Sangh organisations in organisation’s online material
Has actively campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party
Possesses inferred affiliation to Sangh affiliate
Former members have gone on to positions in Sangh appendages