Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party

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Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
President : PK Paras
AbbreviationRLJP
President Pashupati Kumar Paras
Founder Pashupati Kumar Paras
Founded5 October 2021(4 years ago) (2021-10-05)
Split from Lok Janshakti Party
Student wing Chhatra RLJP
Colours  Green
ECI StatusRecognised
Alliance
  • NDA (2021–2025)
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
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Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (abbreviated asRLJP; translation: National People's Manpower Party) is an Indian political party formed in October 2021 [1] under the leadership of Pashupati Kumar Paras. [2] It was previously part of the unified Lok Janshakti Party, before the LJP fractured into two parts; [3] the other faction forming the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). The party (led by Pashupati Paras) became a part of the NDA in 2014, [4] leaving the alliance in 2025. [5]

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The party contested the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election but failed to win any seats. [6] [7]

Bhushan Rai, candidate of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, won the MLC seat from Vaishali in 2022. [8] [9]

The party contested the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election but failed to win any seats.

Electoral Performance

Bihar Assembly Elections

ElectionLok sabhaParty leaderSeats contestedSeats won / Seats ContestedOverall vote %Vote swingRef.
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References

  1. ↑ "एलजेपी के हुए दो फाड़, EC ने बना दिए 2 दल, चिराग पासवान के दल का नाम हुआ लोक जनशक्ति पार्टी (रामविलास" [Lok Janshakti Party EC allots name Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas and election symbol Helicopter to Chirag Paswan Pashupati Kumar Paras Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party]. Times Now Navbharat Hindi News (in Hindi). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Team, DNA Video. "EC allots 'Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party' to Pashupati Paras | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "EC allots new party name, symbols to LJP factions led by Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras". India Today. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "NDA ties may be on the mend as BJP allies find space in new Cabinet". Hindustan Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (14 April 2025). "Pashupati Paras's RLJP quits NDA". The Hindu . Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Assembly elections: Bihar-centric JD(U), RLJP to try their luck in Manipur | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "RLJP to field 20 candidates in Manipur Assembly election 2022". Imphal Free Press. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bihar MLC election results 2022 | NDA wins big, grabs 13 out of 24 MLC seats". India Today. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "LJP claims that its presence will be important in Bihar politics".


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