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(3 years ago) (2021-10-05)
Split from Lok Janshakti Party
Student wing Chhatra RLJP
Colours  Green
ECI StatusRecognised
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
1 / 75
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly
0 / 243
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Rashtriya LJP

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]

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]

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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".