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	In [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] the RLD won one seat from		In [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] the RLD won one seat from
	[[Bharatpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bharatpur Legislative Assembly Constituency]]. The Party candidate [[Dr. Subhash Garg]] won by beating BJP candidate by a margin of over 15500 votes.		[[Bharatpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bharatpur Legislative Assembly Constituency]]. The Party candidate [[Subhash Garg\|Dr. Subhash Garg]] won by beating BJP candidate by a margin of over 15500 votes.

	In 2019, RLD joined the Grand Alliance made by BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh for the General Elections 2019. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, RLD got 3 seats viz. Baghpat, Mathura and Muzaffarnagar but lost all of these. Sanjeev Balyan defeated Ajit Singh from Muzaffarnagar constituency and Satyapal Singh defeated Jayant Choudhary from Baghpat constituency while actress Hema Malini defeated Kunwar Singh from Mathura constituency~~. So loss of all seats~~.		In 2019, RLD joined the Grand Alliance made by BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh for the General Elections 2019. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, RLD got 3 seats viz. [[Baghpat (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Baghpat]], [[Mathura (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mathura]] and [[Muzaffarnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Muzaffarnagar]] but lost all of these. Sanjeev Balyan defeated Ajit Singh from Muzaffarnagar constituency and Satyapal Singh defeated Jayant Choudhary from Baghpat constituency while actress [[Hema Malini]] defeated Kunwar Singh from Mathura constituency.

	==Lok Sabha Elections==		==Lok Sabha Elections==
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	== MLAs (Vidhan Sabha)==		== MLAs (Vidhan Sabha)==
	~~Party's~~ MLAs in ~~legislative assembly~~:		MLAs in [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]:
	* Dr. Subhash Garg (Bharatpur~~, Rajastan~~)		* [[Subhash Garg\|Dr. Subhash Garg]] ([[Bharatpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)\|Bharatpur]])

	== List of Central Ministers ==		== List of Central Ministers ==

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Rashtriya Lok Dal
|logo =
|colorcode = {{Rashtriya Lok Dal/meta/color}}
|abbreviation = RLD
|chairman = [[Jayant Chaudhary]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayant-chaudhary-appointed-new-rld-president/articleshow/82935316.cms|title = Jayant Chaudhary appointed new RLD president|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref>
|secretary =
|vice-president =
|loksabha_leader =
|rajyasabha_leader =
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|1996}}
|founder = [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]
|headquarters = 406, VP House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, 110001
|eci = State Party
|alliance = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] {{small|(2011-2014)}}[[SP+]](2021-Present)
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex=#006400}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex=#006400}}
|state_seats_name = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|403|hex=#006400}}
|state2_seats_name = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
|state2_seats = {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=#006400}}
|ideology =
|position =
|publication =
|youth =
|students =
|women =
|labour =
|peasants =
|website = [http://www.rashtriyalokdal.com www.rashtriyalokdal.com]
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hand Pump.png|100px]]
|predecessor = [[Lok Dal]]
|split = [[Janata Dal]]
|international =
|colours =
}}

'''Rashtriya Lok Dal''' (abbreviated as '''RLD''') ([[translation]]: '''National People's Party''') is a [[political party]] in India founded by [[Chaudhary Ajit Singh]]. He was carrying on the political legacy of his father and former [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] and the original [[Lok Dal]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep30/nation.htm#2 BKKP, RLD merge with Lok Dal]</ref> [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Chaudhary Ajit Singh]] was infected with Covid-19 and died during treatment at Medanta Hospital, [[Gurgaon]]. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-06|title=रालोद के अध्यक्ष चौधरी अजित सिंह का कोरोना से निधन, मेदांता अस्पताल में थे भर्ती|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/national/rld-president-chaudhary-ajit-singh-dies-from-corona/895913|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Zee News Hindi|language=hi}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
The party has one MLA in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Dr. Subhash Garg, who is also serving as MoS (I/C) in the Ashok Gehlot led-govt.
RLD is considered influential in the western region of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=ix>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/post-rout-rld-mulls-solo-fight-in-assembly-bypolls/|title=Post rout, RLD mulls solo fight in Assembly bypolls|first=Maulshree|last=Seth |place=Lucknow |date= 28 May 2014|publisher=The Indian Express |access-date =31 May 2014}}</ref>

In 2002, party had two cabinet ministers in chief minister [[Mayawati]]'s cabinet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Besides the Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati, Rashtriya Lok Dal, the largest partner of the BJP during the last elections, had two Ministers — both of Cabinet rank.|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-05-04|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/05/04/stories/2002050405830100.htm}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> From 2003 to 2007, the party had six ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} The party's official [[electoral symbol]] is a hand pump.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/HANDBOOK%20OF%20SYMBOLS.pdf Political Parties and Election Symbols]</ref>

In [[2004 Indian general elections|2004 Lok Sabha elections]], RLD contested in alliance with the [[Samajwadi Party]]. RLD contested only in the western part of Uttar Pradesh, where they won three seats.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040430194851/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/03/stories/2004030309080500.htm RLD leaders upset over poll pact]</ref>

In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, RLD contested on seven seats on western Uttar Pradesh, in an alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party, and won five seats.<ref name=ix/>

On 12 December 2011, RLD joined the [[United Progressive Alliance]] led by [[Indian National Congress]]. The party contested on eight constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in [[2014 Indian general election]] as per an arrangement with UPA<ref name="INC-RLD-MD">{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/cong-to-leave-8-seats-for-rld-3-for-mahan-dal-in-western-up/ | title=Cong to leave 8 seats for RLD, 3 for Mahan Dal in western UP | work=Indian Express | date=9 March 2014 | access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> but lost on all of them. Party chief Ajit Singh who was six term holder from Baghpat seat, lost to BJP candidate Satya Pal Singh. His son Jayant Chaudhary, the incumbent MP from Mathura, lost to BJP candidate [[Hema Malini]] too.<ref name=ix/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-Results-2014-Ajit-Singhs-RLD-bites-the-dust-in-UP/articleshow/35200845.cms|title=Election Results 2014: Ajit Singh's RLD bites the dust in UP | date=16 May 2014 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Pankaj | last=Shah | access-date=10 March 2019 }}</ref>

In January 2015 [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] elections, RLD supported [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) candidates.<ref>{{cite news|title=RLD springs a surprise: Dumps ally Congress to support BSP|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/rld-springs-a-surprise-dumps-ally-congress-to-support-bsp/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miffed with Cong, RLD to back BSP in MLC polls|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Miffed-with-Cong-RLD-to-back-BSP-in-MLC-polls/articleshow/45861529.cms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Unlikely allies in Council polls: RLD, BSP|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/unlikely-allies-in-council-polls-rld-bsp/}}</ref>

In [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], it could win only one seat. Later, its lone MLA is expelled from the party.

In [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] the RLD won one seat from
[[Bharatpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bharatpur Legislative Assembly Constituency]]. The Party candidate [[Dr. Subhash Garg]] won by beating BJP candidate by a margin of over 15500 votes.

In 2019, RLD joined the Grand Alliance made by BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh for the General Elections 2019. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, RLD got 3 seats viz. Baghpat, Mathura and Muzaffarnagar but lost all of these. Sanjiv baliyan defeated Ajit Singh from Muzzafarnagar constituency and Satyapal Singh defeated Jayant Choudhary from baghpat constituency while actress Hema Malini defeated kunwar Singh from Mathura constituency. So loss of all seats.

==Lok Sabha Elections==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Lok Sabha Term
! Indian<br />General Election
! Seats<br />contested
! Seats<br />won
! % of<br /> votes
|-
| [[11th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|
| 1
|
|-
| [[12th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|
| 0
|
|-
| [[13th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|
| 2
|
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|
| 3
|
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| 7
| 5
|
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| 7
| 0
|
|-
| [[17th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| 3
| 0
|
|}

== MLAs (Vidhan Sabha)==
Party's MLAs in legislative assembly:
* Dr. Subhash Garg (Bharatpur, Rajasthan)

==See also==
* [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
* [[Lok Dal (Charan)]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.rashtriyalokdal.com/}}

{{Indian political parties}}
{{Janata Parivar parties}}
{{United Progressive Alliance |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Rashtriya Lok Dal| ]]
[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:Janata Parivar]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1996]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Janata Dal]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Lok Dal]]

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