Janshakti Janata Dal

Janshakti Janata Dal
Abbreviation	JJD
Leader	Tej Pratap Yadav
Spokesperson	Dr. Prem Yadav
Founder	Tej Pratap Yadav
Founded	26 September 2025;3 months ago (2025-09-26)
Split from	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Headquarters	Patna, Bihar – 800001
Political position	Centre left
Colours	Yellow and Green
Slogan	Jai anuj, jai bihar
ECI Status	RUPP
Alliance	NDA
Seats in  Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in  Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Assembly	1 / 243
Seats in  Bihar Legislative Council	1 / 100
Website
https://janshaktijanatadal.org/
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Janshakti Janata Dal ("People's Power Party"), abbreviated as JJD, is an Indian political party founded by Tej Pratap Yadav, the son of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, on 26 September 2025, following his expulsion from the Rashtriya Janata Dal. ^{[1] [2] [3]} After the conclusion of the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, party president Tej Pratap Yadav announced that the Janshakti Janata Dal would extend support to the NDA government. ^[4]

Yadav had, on 18 August 2025, floated the new political party, which had been led by Balendra Das as President since its formation before the 2024 Indian general election. ^[5] Dainik Jagran reported that the party has been registered since 2020. ^[6]

The party's first list of candidates for the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election had a total of 21 candidates. ^[7] Yadav himself announced his candidacy from Mahua constituency in Vaishali district, Bihar. The party failed to win any seat.

Electoral Performance

Bihar Assembly Elections

Year	Vidhan sabha	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won / Seats Contested	Overall vote %	Vote swing	Ref.
2025	17th Assembly	Tej Pratap Yadav	45	0 / 45	0.27%		[8]

Candidate list along with Results for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025

AC No.	AC Name	Candidate Name	Gender	Age	Total Votes	Vote %
11	Sugauli	Shyam Kishor Chaudhary	Male	35	40,684	20.47
126	Mahua	Tej Pratap Yadav	Male	36	35,703	16.89
191	Bikram	Ajeet Kumar	Male	41	4,937	2.29
14	Govindganj	Ashutosh Kumar	Male	30	3,471	1.90
15	Kesaria	Vinod Kumar	Male	36	3,313	1.88
20	Chiraia	Mukesh Kumar	Male	35	2,920	1.47
187	Maner	Shankar Kumar	Male	49	3,290	1.45
235	Rajauli (SC)	Prakash Vir	Male	59	2,856	1.42
30	Belsand	Vikash Kumar	Male	35	2,284	1.25
34	Babubarhi	Shanti Devi	Female	64	2,556	1.24
31	Harlakhi	Jitender Yadav	Male	34	1,907	1.04
102	Kuchaikote	Braj Bihari Bhatt	Male	57	2,025	1.00
84	Hayaghat	Jagnnath Singh	Male	64	1,465	0.87
195	Agiaon (SC)	Barun Deo	Male	54	1,326	0.86
137	Mohiuddinnagar	Ajay Kumar Bulganin	Male	62	1,498	0.82
138	Bibhutipur	Neel Kamal	Male	26	1,518	0.77
29	Runnisaidpur	Pramod Kumar	Male	49	1,231	0.64
234	Wazirganj	Prem Kumar	Male	35	1,316	0.63
122	Sonepur	Surendra Prasad Yadav	Male	57	1,235	0.62
18	Madhuban	Shivshankar Ray	Male	56	1,101	0.60
115	Baniapur	Pushpa Kumari	Female	30	1,135	0.57
108	Raghunathpur	Pashupati Nath Chaturvedi	Male	71	996	0.55
88	Gaighat	Umesh Prasad Singh	Male	63	1,226	0.55
73	Madhepura	Sanjay Yadav	Male	45	1,278	0.53
233	Atri	Avinash Kumar Sonu	Male	33	1,026	0.52
143	Teghra	Chandra Prakash Singh	Male	56	1,059	0.50
214	Arwal	Arun Kumar	Male	30	804	0.47
32	Benipatti	Abadh Kishor Jha	Male	48	811	0.46
201	Dumraon	Dinesh Singh	Male	41	829	0.42
129	Mahnar	Jai Singh	Male	38	849	0.42
180	Bakhtiarpur	Gulshan Kumar Yadav	Male	30	791	0.40
6	Nautan	Ajeet Kumar Sah	Male	28	782	0.38
116	Taraiya	Vivek Kumar	Male	29	681	0.35
35	Bisfi	Sonu Kumar	Male	27	697	0.34
198	Shahpur	Madan Yadav	Male	50	589	0.33
54	Kishanganj	Md Tariq Anwar	Male	45	749	0.33
197	Jagdishpur	Neeraj Roy	Male	32	607	0.32
128	Raghopur	Prem Kumar	Male	36	709	0.30
130	Patepur (SC)	Rina Kumari	Female	36	559	0.27
184	Patna Sahib	Minu Kumari	Female	39	606	0.26
146	Begusarai	Ramkrishna Mahto	Male	31	519	0.23
93	Kurhani	Md Gulam Masoom	Male	38	524	0.23
164	Tarapur	Sukhdev Yadav	Male	79	387	0.18
196	Tarari	Sikandar Kumar	Male	43	327	0.17
77	Mahishi	Devnarayan Yadav	Male	45	338	0.17

Source: ^[9]

NOTE:

• 1. Out of 45 candidates who contested the election, only 2 were able to retain their security deposits, having secured at least one-sixth (16.67%) of the total votes.
• 2. Following the rejection of the nomination of VIP candidate Shashi Bhushan Singh, the Mahagathbandhan extended its support to JJD candidate Shyam Kishore Chaudhary from the Sugauli constituency.
• 3. The symbol allotted to the party was the “blackboard.”
• 4. The total number of votes secured was 135,514, which constituted a 0.27% share of the total votes cast across the state.

References

1. "Tej Pratap Yadav announces party symbol a month after launching Janshakti Janata Dal". Money Control. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
2. "Tej Pratap unveils new party 'Jan Shakti Janata Dal' ahead of Bihar polls". The Times of India. 26 September 2025.
3. ""Janshakti Janta Dal, Bihar Gathbandhan will protest till Mahua MLA is sent to jail": Tej Pratap Yadav". The Sunday Guardian. 21 September 2025.
4. "Bihar Election Result: Tej Pratap Yadav's JJD extends moral support to NDA government". NDTV. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
5. Ramashankar (18 August 2025). "Expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav floats new party ahead of Bihar polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
6. Bihar Politics: ...तो इस पार्टी की टिकट पर चुनाव लड़ेंगे तेज प्रताप! CEO ऑफिस में जमा किए दस्तावेज [Tej Pratap Yadav Submits Party Documents to Election Commission Patna City News]. Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
7. Bharat, E. T. V. (13 October 2025). "Bihar Elections: Tej Pratap Yadav's Jan Shakti Janata Dal Announces Candidates For 21 Seats". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2025". Election Commission of India.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2025". Election Commission of India.