[1][2][3] The ABVP, founded in 1948 with the initiative of the RSS activist Balraj Madhok, was formally registered on 9 July 1949.

[7] ABVP grew during the 1990s, receiving more support as a result of the Babri Masjid demolition and the economic liberalisation pursued by the P. V. Narasimha Rao government.

The loss in the Kashi Vidyapeeth was considered especially significant since it is in Varanasi, the prime minister Narendra Modi's home constituency.

[13][18] ABVP was able to resurge in the year 2018 by winning the key posts of president, vice-president and joint secretary of students polls of Delhi University.

[23] ABVP conducts self-defense training program for girls titled "Mission Sahasi" all over India.

[24][25][26] ABVP conducted door-to-door screening in more than 100 slums of Delhi for Covid-19 symptoms and encouraged people to register for vaccination.

[27][28][29] ABVP has been accused of multiple violent incidents, including stone pelting,[30][31] arson,[32][33] vandalism[34] and physical assault,[35] on college[36][37] and school campuses[38] and elsewhere.