Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)

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Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
AbbreviationJAP (L)
President Pappu Yadav
Founder Pappu Yadav
Founded9 May 2015(9 years ago) (2015-05-09)
Split from Rashtriya Janata Dal
Merged into Indian National Congress
HeadquartersWard No. 05/14, Vardhman Hata, Arjun Bhawan, Arjun Nagar, Purnia, Bihar- 854301
Colours Green  
ECI StatusRegistered Unrecognised Party
AllianceSocialist Secular Morcha (2015–2020)
Progressive Democratic Alliance (2020–Present) [1]
Seats in  Lok Sabha
00 / 543
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in  Legislative Assembly of Bihar
0 / 243
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Council
0 / 75
Election symbol
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Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik); English: People's Rights Party (Democratic) was a political party in Bihar, India. The party was formed by Indian politician Pappu Yadav in May 2015.

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Pappu Yadav was a Member of Parliament from Madhepura and was expelled from Rashtriya Janata Dal for years due to anti-party activities. The party was launched just before 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Pappu Yadav campaigned against Nitish-Lalu Alliance, but didn't secure any assembly seat in the state legislative assembly.

In 2024, before general election he merged his party in Indian National Congress.

2015 Bihar Elections

Jan Adhikar Party (L) fought on 64 seats as part of Socialist Secular Morcha which comprises Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, National People's Party, Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic and Samras Samaj Party. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The party was not able to win a single seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and collected 1.04% of vote in the election. [10] [11] [12]

2020 Bihar Elections

Election Commission of India provided new symbol 'scissors' in Bihar Assembly Election 2020. [13] JAP(L) contested under Progressive Democratic Alliance. [14] [15]

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