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Rashtriya Janata Dal

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Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD, lit. 'National People's Party') is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other Backward Classes, Dalits and Muslims and it is considered a political champion of the lower castes. In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states. RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010. Leading the Mahagathbandhan alliance with 35 MLAs, it is currently the official opposition in Bihar. RJD is part of Ruling Government in Jharkhand and Kerala with its allies in Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) and LDF respectively.

Infobox

Abbreviation
RJD
President
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Chairman
Tejashwi Yadav
Rajya Sabha Leader
Prem Chand Gupta
Lok Sabha Leader
Abhay Kushwaha
Founder
mw- Lalu Prasad YadavRaghuvansh Prasad SinghJagada Nand SinghTulsidas MehtaAbdul Bari SiddiquiMohammad ShahabuddinMohammed TaslimuddinMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
Founded
5 July 1997 (28 years ago) (1997-07-05)
Split from
Janata Dal
Headquarters
13, V. P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
Student wing
Chhatra Rashtriya Janata Dal
Youth wing
Yuva Rashtriya Janata Dal
Women's wing
Mahila Rashtriya Janata Dal
Ideology
Democratic socialismLeft-wing populism
Political position
Centre-left
Colours
mw- Green
Slogan
Samaj Ka Bal, Rashtriya Janata DalBihar Ka Vishwas, Lalten Ka Prakash
ECI Status
State party in Bihar
Alliance
National Alliance: INDIA (since 2023) Regional Alliances: MGB (Bihar) (since 2015) MGB (Jharkhand) (since 2019) LDF (Kerala) (since 2023) ASOM (Assam) (since 2021) }.mw- Former Alliances UPA (2004–2009), (2014–2023)(till dissolved)) (National) RJD-LJP Alliance (2009–2014) Congress Alliance (1999–2004) Fourth Front (2009) Left Front (West Bengal) (2006-2011) Mahajot (West Bengal) (2016) Mahajot (Assam) (Assam) (2016-2021) AIUDF-led Alliance (Assam) (2016)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
5 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha
4 / 543
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
14 / 75
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
List Bihar Legislative Assembly 25 / 243 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly4 / 81 Kerala Legislative Assembly1 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government
2 / 31
Chairperson
Tejashwi Yadav

Tables

· Electoral performance › Lok Sabha elections
13th Lok Sabha
13th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
13th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
1999
Seatscontested
61
Seatswon
7 / 543
Votes Polled
10,150,492
% of votes
2.79
State (seats)
Bihar (7)
14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
14th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
2004
Seatscontested
42
Seatswon
24 / 543
Votes Polled
9,384,147
% of votes
2.4
State (seats)
Bihar (22) Jharkhand (2)
15th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
15th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
2009
Seatscontested
44
Seatswon
4 / 543
Votes Polled
5,280,084
% of votes
1.3
State (seats)
Bihar (4)
16th Lok Sabha
16th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
16th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
2014
Seatscontested
30
Seatswon
4 / 543
Votes Polled
7,442,313
% of votes
1.4
State (seats)
Bihar (4)
17th Lok Sabha
17th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
17th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
2019
Seatscontested
21
Seatswon
0 / 543
Votes Polled
6,631,585
% of votes
1.1
State (seats)
N/A
18th Lok Sabha
18th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha Term
18th Lok Sabha
IndianGeneral election
2024
Seatscontested
23
Seatswon
4 / 543
Votes Polled
10,107,402
% of votes
1.57
State (seats)
Bihar (4)
Lok Sabha Term
IndianGeneral election
Seatscontested
Seatswon
Votes Polled
% of votes
State (seats)
Ref.
13th Lok Sabha
1999
61
7 / 543
10,150,492
2.79
Bihar (7)
14th Lok Sabha
2004
42
24 / 543
9,384,147
2.4
Bihar (22) Jharkhand (2)
15th Lok Sabha
2009
44
4 / 543
5,280,084
1.3
Bihar (4)
16th Lok Sabha
2014
30
4 / 543
7,442,313
1.4
Bihar (4)
17th Lok Sabha
2019
21
0 / 543
6,631,585
1.1
N/A
18th Lok Sabha
2024
23
4 / 543
10,107,402
1.57
Bihar (4)
· Electoral performance › Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) Election
12th Vidhan Sabha
12th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
12th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2000
Seats Contested
293
Seats Won
124 / 324
% of votes
28.34
% of votes in seats contested
31.28
Party Votes
10,500,361
13th Vidhan Sabha
13th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
13th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2005 February
Seats Contested
210
Seats Won
71 / 243
% of votes
25.07
% of votes in seats contested
28.35
Party Votes
6,140,223
14th Vidhan Sabha
14th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
14th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2005 October
Seats Contested
175
Seats Won
54 / 243
% of votes
23.45
% of votes in seats contested
32.63
Party Votes
5,525,081
15th Vidhan Sabha
15th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
15th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2010
Seats Contested
168
Seats Won
22 / 243
% of votes
18.84
% of votes in seats contested
27.31
Party Votes
5,475,656
16th Vidhan Sabha
16th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
16th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2015
Seats Contested
101
Seats Won
80 / 243
% of votes
18.4
% of votes in seats contested
44.35
Party Votes
6,995,509
17th Vidhan Sabha
17th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
17th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2020
Seats Contested
144
Seats Won
75 / 243
% of votes
23.11
% of votes in seats contested
38.96
Party Votes
9,738,855
18th Vidhan Sabha
18th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
18th Vidhan Sabha
Assembly Elections
2025
Seats Contested
143
Seats Won
25 / 243
% of votes
23.00
Party Votes
11,546,055
Vidhan Sabha Term
Assembly Elections
Seats Contested
Seats Won
% of votes
% of votes in seats contested
Party Votes
Ref
12th Vidhan Sabha
2000
293
124 / 324
28.34
31.28
10,500,361
13th Vidhan Sabha
2005 February
210
71 / 243
25.07
28.35
6,140,223
14th Vidhan Sabha
2005 October
175
54 / 243
23.45
32.63
5,525,081
15th Vidhan Sabha
2010
168
22 / 243
18.84
27.31
5,475,656
16th Vidhan Sabha
2015
101
80 / 243
18.4
44.35
6,995,509
17th Vidhan Sabha
2020
144
75 / 243
23.11
38.96
9,738,855
18th Vidhan Sabha
2025
143
25 / 243
23.00
11,546,055
· Electoral performance › Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election
2nd Vidhan Sabha
2nd Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
2nd Vidhan Sabha
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2005
Seats Contested
51
Seats Won
7 / 81
% of votes
8.48
3rd Vidhan Sabha
3rd Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
3rd Vidhan Sabha
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2009
Seats Contested
56
Seats Won
5 / 81
% of votes
5.03
Party Votes
517,324
4th Vidhan Sabha
4th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
4th Vidhan Sabha
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2014
Seats Contested
19
Seats Won
0 / 81
% of votes
3.13
Party Votes
133,815
5th Vidhan Sabha
5th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
5th Vidhan Sabha
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2019
Seats Contested
7
Seats Won
1 / 81
% of votes
2.75
Party Votes
413,167
6th Vidhan Sabha
6th Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha Term
6th Vidhan Sabha
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
2024
Seats Contested
7
Seats Won
4 / 81
% of votes
3.44
Party Votes
613,880
Vidhan Sabha Term
Jharkhand Assembly Elections
Seats Contested
Seats Won
% of votes
Party Votes
Ref
2nd Vidhan Sabha
2005
51
7 / 81
8.48
3rd Vidhan Sabha
2009
56
5 / 81
5.03
517,324
4th Vidhan Sabha
2014
19
0 / 81
3.13
133,815
5th Vidhan Sabha
2019
7
1 / 81
2.75
413,167
6th Vidhan Sabha
2024
7
4 / 81
3.44
613,880
· List of chief ministers › Chief ministers
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav
No.
1
Name
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Term in office
10 March 1990
Term in office
28 March 1995
Term in office
5 years, 18 days
Party
Janata Dal
Assembly (Election)
Tenth Assembly
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav
No.
2
Name
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Term in office
4 April 1995
Term in office
25 July 1997
Term in office
2 years, 112 days
Party
Janata Dal
Assembly (Election)
Eleventh Assembly
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi
No.
3
Name
Rabri Devi
Term in office
25 July 1997
Term in office
11 February 1999
Term in office
1 year, 201 days
Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Assembly (Election)
Eleventh Assembly
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi
No.
4
Name
Rabri Devi
Term in office
9 March 1999
Term in office
2 March 2000
Term in office
359 days
Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Assembly (Election)
Eleventh Assembly
Rabri Devi
Rabri Devi
No.
5
Name
Rabri Devi
Term in office
11 March 2000
Term in office
6 March 2005
Term in office
4 years, 360 days
Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Assembly (Election)
Twelfth Assembly
No.
Name
Term in office
Party
Assembly (Election)
1
Lalu Prasad Yadav
10 March 1990
28 March 1995
5 years, 18 days
Janata Dal
Tenth Assembly
2
Lalu Prasad Yadav
4 April 1995
25 July 1997
2 years, 112 days
Janata Dal
Eleventh Assembly
3
Rabri Devi
25 July 1997
11 February 1999
1 year, 201 days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Eleventh Assembly
4
Rabri Devi
9 March 1999
2 March 2000
359 days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Eleventh Assembly
5
Rabri Devi
11 March 2000
6 March 2005
4 years, 360 days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Twelfth Assembly
· List of chief ministers › Deputy chief ministers
Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav
No.
1.
Name
Tejashwi Yadav
Term in office
26 November 2015
Term in office
26 July 2017
Term in office
1 year, 244 days
Assembly (Election)
17th Bihar Assembly
Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav
No.
2.
Name
Tejashwi Yadav
Term in office
10 August 2022
Term in office
28 January 2024
Term in office
1 year, 171 days
Assembly (Election)
18th Bihar Assembly
No.
Name
Term in office
Assembly (Election)
1.
Tejashwi Yadav
26 November 2015
26 July 2017
1 year, 244 days
17th Bihar Assembly
2.
Tejashwi Yadav
10 August 2022
28 January 2024
1 year, 171 days
18th Bihar Assembly
· List of central ministers
Lalu Prasad Yadav(born 1948)
Lalu Prasad Yadav(born 1948)
No.
1
Portfolio
Minister of Railways
Name(Birth–Death)
Lalu Prasad Yadav(born 1948)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
22 May 2009
Duration
4 years, 364 days
Constituency(House)
Chapra(Lok Sabha)
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Prem Chand Gupta(born 1950)
Prem Chand Gupta(born 1950)
No.
2
Portfolio
Minister of Company Affairs[MoS(I/C)]
Name(Birth–Death)
Prem Chand Gupta(born 1950)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
29 Jan 2006
Duration
1 year, 251 days
Constituency(House)
Bihar(Rajya Sabha)
1 year, 100 days
1 year, 100 days
No.
Minister of Company Affairs
Portfolio
9 May 2007
Name(Birth–Death)
1 year, 100 days
2 years, 13 days
2 years, 13 days
No.
Minister of Corporate Affairs
Portfolio
22 May 2009
Name(Birth–Death)
2 years, 13 days
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh(1946–2020)
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh(1946–2020)
No.
3
Portfolio
Minister of Rural Development
Name(Birth–Death)
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh(1946–2020)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
22 May 2009
Duration
4 years, 364 days
Constituency(House)
Vaishali(Lok Sabha)
Akhilesh Prasad Singh(born 1962)
Akhilesh Prasad Singh(born 1962)
No.
4
Portfolio
Minister of Agriculture(MoS)
Name(Birth–Death)
Akhilesh Prasad Singh(born 1962)
Assumed office
Motihari(Lok Sabha)
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav(born 1954)
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav(born 1954)
No.
5
Portfolio
Minister of Water Resources(MoS)
Name(Birth–Death)
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav(born 1954)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
6 Nov 2005
Duration
1 year, 167 days
Constituency(House)
Monghyr(Lok Sabha)
Kanti Singh(born 1957)
Kanti Singh(born 1957)
No.
6
Portfolio
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises(MoS)
Name(Birth–Death)
Kanti Singh(born 1957)
Assumed office
29 Jan 2006
Left office
6 Apr 2008
Duration
2 years, 68 days
Constituency(House)
Arrah(Lok Sabha)
1 year, 251 days
1 year, 251 days
No.
Minister of Human Resource Development(MoS)
Portfolio
29 Jan 2006
Name(Birth–Death)
1 year, 251 days
1 year, 46 days
1 year, 46 days
No.
Minister of Tourism(MoS)
Portfolio
22 May 2009
Name(Birth–Death)
1 year, 46 days
Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi(born 1956)
Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi(born 1956)
No.
7
Portfolio
Minister of Human Resource Development(MoS)
Name(Birth–Death)
Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi(born 1956)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
22 May 2009
Duration
4 years, 364 days
Constituency(House)
Darbhanga(Lok Sabha)
Mohammed Taslimuddin(1943–2017)
Mohammed Taslimuddin(1943–2017)
No.
8
Portfolio
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises(MoS)
Name(Birth–Death)
Mohammed Taslimuddin(1943–2017)
Assumed office
23 May 2004
Left office
25 May 2004
Duration
2 days
Constituency(House)
Kishanganj(Lok Sabha)
4 years, 362 days
4 years, 362 days
No.
Minister of Agriculture(MoS)
Portfolio
22 May 2009
Name(Birth–Death)
4 years, 362 days
No.
Photo
Portfolio
Name(Birth–Death)
Assumed office
Left office
Duration
Constituency(House)
Prime Minister
1
Minister of Railways
Lalu Prasad Yadav(born 1948)
23 May 2004
22 May 2009
4 years, 364 days
Chapra(Lok Sabha)
Manmohan Singh
2
Minister of Company Affairs[MoS(I/C)]
Prem Chand Gupta(born 1950)
23 May 2004
29 Jan 2006
1 year, 251 days
Bihar(Rajya Sabha)
Minister of Company Affairs
29 Jan 2006
9 May 2007
1 year, 100 days
Minister of Corporate Affairs
9 May 2007
22 May 2009
2 years, 13 days
3
Minister of Rural Development
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh(1946–2020)
23 May 2004
22 May 2009
4 years, 364 days
Vaishali(Lok Sabha)
4
Minister of Agriculture(MoS)
Akhilesh Prasad Singh(born 1962)
Motihari(Lok Sabha)
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution(MoS)
5
Minister of Water Resources(MoS)
Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav(born 1954)
23 May 2004
6 Nov 2005
1 year, 167 days
Monghyr(Lok Sabha)
24 Oct 2006
22 May 2009
2 years, 210 days
6
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises(MoS)
Kanti Singh(born 1957)
29 Jan 2006
6 Apr 2008
2 years, 68 days
Arrah(Lok Sabha)
Minister of Human Resource Development(MoS)
23 May 2004
29 Jan 2006
1 year, 251 days
Minister of Tourism(MoS)
6 Apr 2008
22 May 2009
1 year, 46 days
Minister of Culture(MoS)
7
Minister of Human Resource Development(MoS)
Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi(born 1956)
23 May 2004
22 May 2009
4 years, 364 days
Darbhanga(Lok Sabha)
8
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises(MoS)
Mohammed Taslimuddin(1943–2017)
23 May 2004
25 May 2004
2 days
Kishanganj(Lok Sabha)
Minister of Agriculture(MoS)
25 May 2004
22 May 2009
4 years, 362 days
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution(MoS)
· List of State Presidents of Bihar
Abdul Bari Siddiqui
1997
1997–2010
Abdul Bari Siddiqui
No.
1.
Name
Abdul Bari Siddiqui
Term Start
1997
Term End
2010
Ram Chandra Purve
2010
2010–2019
Ram Chandra Purve
No.
2.
Name
Ram Chandra Purve
Term Start
2010
Term End
2019
Jagada Nand Singh
2019
2019–2025
Jagada Nand Singh
No.
3.
Name
Jagada Nand Singh
Term Start
2019
Term End
2025
Mangani Lal Mandal
Mangani Lal Mandal
No.
4.
Name
Mangani Lal Mandal
Term Start
2025
Term End
Incumbent
No.
Name
Term Start
Term End
1.
Abdul Bari Siddiqui
1997
2010
2.
Ram Chandra Purve
2010
2019
3.
Jagada Nand Singh
2019
2025
4.
Mangani Lal Mandal
2025
Incumbent

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