Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party

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Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
AbbreviationRLJP
PresidentPashupati Kumar Paras
Lok Sabha leaderPashupati Kumar Paras
Parliamentary ChairpersonChandan Singh
FounderPashupati Kumar Paras
Founded5 October 2021 (2 years ago) (2021-10-05)
Split fromLok Janshakti Party
Student wingChhatra RLJP
Colours  Green
ECI StatusRecognised
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 543
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
1 / 75
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly
0 / 243
Website
Rashtriya LJP

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (abbreviated as RLJP; translation: National People's Manpower Party) is an Indian political party formed in October 2021[1] under the leadership of MP Pashupati Kumar Paras.[2] It was previously part of the unified Lok Janshakti Party, but it has now factioned into two parties;[3] the other faction forming the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). After the faction, Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (led by Pashupati Paras) become part of NDA.[4]

The party contested 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election but failed to win any seats.[5][6]

Bhushan Rai, candidate of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, won the MLC seat from Vaishali in 2022.[7]

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  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 2021-10-11.
  2. ^ Team, DNA Video. "EC allots 'Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party' to Pashupati Paras | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "EC allots new party name, symbols to LJP factions led by Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras". India Today. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ "NDA ties may be on the mend as BJP allies find space in new Cabinet". Hindustan Times. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ "Assembly elections: Bihar-centric JD(U), RLJP to try their luck in Manipur | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  6. ^ "RLJP to field 20 candidates in Manipur Assembly election 2022". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. ^ "Bihar MLC election results 2022 | NDA wins big, grabs 13 out of 24 MLC seats". India Today. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-21.