ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the beginnings of the Bhutan State Congress. It talks about the traditional political structure and social systems that served as a background to the formation of the modern state of Bhutan. Delving into the social support base of the Bhutan State Congress, it questions the sources which inspired the BSC programmes and its organizational affairs. Why did it not reach its political activities inside Bhutan before and after the 1954 agitation? The chapter goes on to examine the impact it made to the politics of Bhutan as the first organized political party in the country or the region at large.
