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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|party_name        = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|party_name        = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|party_logo        = RJD Flag.svg
|party_logo        = RJD Flag.svg
|abbreviation      = RJD
|abbreviation      = RJD
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|president        = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|president        = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|founder          = {{ubl|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]|[[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]|[[Kanti Singh]]}}  
|founder          = {{ubl|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]|[[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]|[[Kanti Singh]]}}  
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|biharvidhansabha_leader = [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
|biharvidhansabha_leader = [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
|biharvidhanparishad_leader = [[Rabri Devi]]
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|alliance          = [[United Progressive Alliance]] (2004-2021)
|alliance          = [[United Progressive Alliance]] (2004–2021) <br> [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)]] (2015–present)
[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)]] (2015-2021)
|ideology          = [[Socialism]]
|position          = [[Centre-Left]]
|electoral_symbol  = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png|100px]]
|electoral_symbol  = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png|100px]]
|headquarters      = 13, V. P. House, Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110001
|headquarters      = 13, V. P. House, Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110001
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|eci              = State party
|eci              = State party
|students=Chatra Janshakti Parishad|youth=Yuva Rashtriya Janata Dal|women=Mahila Rashtriya Janata Dal|leader=*[[Tejashwi Yadav]]  
|students=Chatra Janshakti Parishad|youth=Yuva Rashtriya Janata Dal|women=Mahila Rashtriya Janata Dal|leader=*[[Tejashwi Yadav]]  
*[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]}}
*[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]|merger=* [[Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic)]]
* [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]]}}


<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Babu|first=Makhan|last2=Kirmani|first2=Altaf|last3=Ramzan|first3=Altaf|last4=Bhat|first4=Abdul|last5=Alam|first5=Syed|last6=Ahmad|first6=Altaf|last7=Baba|first7=Khalil|last8=Wani|first8=Abrar|date=2015-07-30|title=Giant cell tumor of axis: A rare entity|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1557399|journal=Journal of Pediatric Neurology|volume=05|issue=04|pages=351–354|doi=10.1055/s-0035-1557399|issn=1304-2580|via=A}}</ref> The '''Rashtriya Janata Dal''' ({{small|abbreviated as}} '''RJD'''; [[translation]]: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian sociaist political party, based in the states of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. The party was founded in 1997 by [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-12-18|title=Profile: Laloo Prasad Yadav|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3514292.stm|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref><ref name=RediffDOB>{{cite news | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/slide-show-1-lalu-prasad-yadav-the-shrewd-politicians-highs-and-lows/20130930.htm | title=Lalu Prasad Yadav: The shrewd politician's highs and lows | date=30 September 2013 | publisher=Rediff | access-date=16 July 2018 }}</ref>
The '''Rashtriya Janata Dal''' ({{small|abbreviated as}} '''RJD'''; [[translation]]: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian socialist political party, based in the states of [[Bihar]], [[Kerala]] and [[Jharkhand]]. The party was founded in 1997 by [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-12-18|title=Profile: Laloo Prasad Yadav|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3514292.stm|access-date=2021-10-11}}</ref><ref name=RediffDOB>{{cite news | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/slide-show-1-lalu-prasad-yadav-the-shrewd-politicians-highs-and-lows/20130930.htm | title=Lalu Prasad Yadav: The shrewd politician's highs and lows | date=30 September 2013 | publisher=Rediff | access-date=16 July 2018 }}</ref>


The mass base of the party has traditionally been [[Other Backward Class]], Dalits and Muslims and the party is considered as champion of cause of lower caste politics.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo16552144.html|title=Democracy against Development}}</ref> In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RJD gets 'national' tag - India - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/RJD_gets_national_tag/rssarticleshow/3161803.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/RJD-derecognised-as-national-party/article16217075.ece|title=RJD-derecognised-as-national-party|first=J.|last=Balaji|website =[[The Hindu]]|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>
The mass base of the party has traditionally been [[Other Backward Class|Other Backward Classes]], Dalits and Muslims and the party is considered as champion of cause of lower caste politics.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo16552144.html|title=Democracy against Development}}</ref> In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RJD gets 'national' tag – India – The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/RJD_gets_national_tag/rssarticleshow/3161803.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=The Times of India}}</ref> RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/RJD-derecognised-as-national-party/article16217075.ece|title=RJD-derecognised-as-national-party|first=J.|last=Balaji|website =[[The Hindu]]|date=30 July 2010|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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In the October 1999 elections, RJD fought the election in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] but lost 10 Lok Sabha seats including the seat of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]].
In the October 1999 elections, RJD fought the election in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] but lost 10 Lok Sabha seats including the seat of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]].


In the 2000 state elections, however, it performed well, winning a majority of the seats in the state assembly in [[Bihar]]. Continuing its upswing in electoral fortunes, the party won 24 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 elections that it fought in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]]. It was a part of [[Indian National Congress]] led [[United Progressive Alliance]] from 2004 to May 2009, wherein Lalu Yadav held the position of the [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]].
In the 2000 state elections, however, it performed well, winning a majority of the seats in the state assembly in [[Bihar]]. Continuing its upswing in electoral fortunes, the party won 24 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 elections that it fought in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]]. It was a part of [[Indian National Congress]] led [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA) from 2004 to May 2009, wherein Lalu Yadav held the position of the [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]].


In February 2005 [[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly]] election RJD won only 75 seats and lost the power. In the state elections held later that year - as a result of no party being able to form a government and RJD continued its downward slide winning only 54 seats.
In February 2005 [[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly]] election RJD won only 75 seats and lost the power. In the state elections held later that year – as a result of no party being able to form a government and RJD continued its downward slide winning only 54 seats.


In [[2009 Indian general election]], the RJD broke its alliance from [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] when seat sharing talks failed. RJD formed its alliance with [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]'s [[Lok Janshakti Party]] and [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'s [[Samajwadi Party]] what the media has dubbed the "Fourth Front". RJD performed poorly and won just four seats, all of them in [[Bihar]]. However, in 2010 Assembly election, the RJD did not continue their alliance with [[Samajwadi Party]].
In [[2009 Indian general election]], the RJD broke its alliance from UPA when seat sharing talks failed. RJD formed its alliance with [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]'s [[Lok Janshakti Party]] and [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'s [[Samajwadi Party]] what the media has dubbed the "Fourth Front". RJD performed poorly and won just four seats, all of them in Bihar. However, in 2010 Assembly election, the RJD did not continue their alliance with [[Samajwadi Party]].


In [[2014 Indian general election]] RJD came back to [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] and contested election in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in [[Bihar]]. Out of 40 seats in Bihar, RJD will contest on 27 seats, INC on 12 and NCP on one.  
In [[2014 Indian general election]] RJD came back to UPA and contested election in alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in Bihar. Out of 40 seats in Bihar, RJD will contest on 27 seats, INC on 12 and NCP on one. RJD won only four out of total forty Loksabha seats in Bihar.<ref name=ecir14>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519040751/http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url=http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |title=Lok sabha election 2019- In comparison to different media channels the Exit polls are in favour of modi |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=21 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.updatesindia.in/2014/03/Rashtriya-Janata-Dal-RJD-lok-sabha-candidate-election-2014.html Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Lok Sabha candidates for general election 2014]. Updatesindia.in (6 March 2014). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Lok-Sabha-elections-RJD-Cong-NCP-announce-alliance-in-Bihar/articleshow/31487489.cms|title= Lok Sabha elections: RJD, Cong, NCP announce alliance in Bihar|date=5 March 2014|access-date =1 April 2014|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305192527/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-countdownto2014/congress-finalises-alliance-with-rjd-in-bihar-to-fight-from-12-seats/sp-article10-1191061.aspx RJD, Congress, NCP stitch up alliance in Bihar]. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms|date=17 May 2014|access-date =30 May 2014|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|first=Aditya |last=Vaibhav|title=Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar}}</ref>
RJD won only four out of total forty Loksabha seats in Bihar.<ref name=ecir14>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519040751/http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url=http://www.eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm |title=Lok sabha election 2019- In comparison to different media channels the Exit polls are in favour of modi |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=21 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.updatesindia.in/2014/03/Rashtriya-Janata-Dal-RJD-lok-sabha-candidate-election-2014.html Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Lok Sabha candidates for general election 2014]. Updatesindia.in (6 March 2014). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Lok-Sabha-elections-RJD-Cong-NCP-announce-alliance-in-Bihar/articleshow/31487489.cms|title= Lok Sabha elections: RJD, Cong, NCP announce alliance in Bihar|date=5 March 2014|access-date =1 April 2014|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305192527/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/coverage/myindia-myvote/chunk-ht-ui-myindiamyvote-countdownto2014/congress-finalises-alliance-with-rjd-in-bihar-to-fight-from-12-seats/sp-article10-1191061.aspx RJD, Congress, NCP stitch up alliance in Bihar]. Hindustan Times. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms|date=17 May 2014|access-date =30 May 2014|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|first=Aditya |last=Vaibhav|title=Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar}}</ref>
==Organisation==
The party leadership consists of the following bodies.
===National President===
[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] is the National President of RJD.
===National Vice President===
The national vice president members of the party Mangani Lal Mandal, Mohd Ilyas Hussain, Ahmed Ashfaq Karim ,Rabri Devi , Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwary.


===The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)===
'''National Secretary general''' :  Abdul Bari Siddiqui.


On 14 April 2015, the RJD, [[Janata Dal (United)]], [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], the [[Indian National Lok Dal]], [[Samajwadi Party]], and [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]] announced that they would merge into a new national [[Janata Parivar]] alliance in order to oppose the [[BJP]], thus breaking their long time alliance with the INC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/janata-parivar-formalised-mulayam-singh-named-chief-of-new-party_1578871.html |title='Janata Parivar' formalised, Mulayam Singh named chief of new party &#124; Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> This would give the alliance 14 [[Lok Sabha]] seats and 30 [[Rajya Sabha]] seats.
'''National Treasurer'''  : Sunil Kumar Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiancooperative.com/co-op-news-snippets/sunil-becomes-treasurer-of-rjd-in-no-time/|title=Sunil becomes Treasurer of RJD in no time}}</ref>
 
=== Political Affairs Committee ===
=== National Executive Committee ===
The national executive members of the party Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti, Prem Chandra Gupta ,Manoj Jha, Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Ram Chandra Purve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rjd-announces-new-national-executive-team-6301017/|title=RJD announces new national executive team|accessdate= 5 March 2020}}</ref>
===State Leadership===
The state leadership of the party manages the state wings.
*[[Rashtriya Janata Dal Jharkhand]]
 
==The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)==
 
On 14 April 2015, the RJD, [[Janata Dal (United)]], [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], the [[Indian National Lok Dal]], Samajwadi Party, and [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]] announced that they would merge into a new national [[Janata Parivar]] alliance in order to oppose the [[BJP]], thus breaking their long time alliance with the INC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/janata-parivar-formalised-mulayam-singh-named-chief-of-new-party_1578871.html |title='Janata Parivar' formalised, Mulayam Singh named chief of new party &#124; Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> This would give the alliance 14 [[Lok Sabha]] seats and 30 [[Rajya Sabha]] seats.


On 7 May 2015, the RJD expelled [[Rajesh Ranjan]] for six years due to anti-RJD activities after speculation rose that he may join the [[Biju Janata Dal]] for the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] but he formed a new party called [[Jan Adhikar Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/madhepura-mp-pappu-yadav-expelled-from-rjd-may-join-hands-with-bjp_1591527.html |title=Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav expelled from RJD, may join hands with BJP &#124; Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref>
On 7 May 2015, the RJD expelled [[Rajesh Ranjan]] for six years due to anti-RJD activities after speculation rose that he may join the [[Biju Janata Dal]] for the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] but he formed a new party called [[Jan Adhikar Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/madhepura-mp-pappu-yadav-expelled-from-rjd-may-join-hands-with-bjp_1591527.html |title=Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav expelled from RJD, may join hands with BJP &#124; Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref>


In November 2015, RJD won the elections as party became the single largest party with 80 followed by [[Janata Dal (United)]] with 71 seats, [[BJP]] with 53 seats and Congress with 27 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP came first with 24.4%, followed by RJD with 18.4% and JD (U) with 16.8% and Congress got 6.7%. [[Janata Dal (United)]]'s [[Nitish Kumar]] became the [[Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister]] and Lalu's son [[Tejashwi Yadav]] became the [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar]].
In November 2015, RJD won the elections as party became the single largest party with 80 followed by [[Janata Dal (United)]] with 71 seats, [[BJP]] with 53 seats and Congress with 27 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP came first with 24.4%, followed by RJD with 18.4% and JD (U) with 16.8% and Congress got 6.7%. Janata Dal (United)'s [[Nitish Kumar]] became the [[Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister]] and Lalu's son [[Tejashwi Yadav]] became the [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar]].


In July 2017, following the corruption cases against Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar asked Yadav to resign from the cabinet, which was refused by RJD. In order to protect his clean image towards corruption, Nitish Kumar resigned on 26 July 2017, ending RJD's stake in Bihar government. What followed next was a coalition BJP and JDU as a result Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister again whereas Sushil Modi, a prominent BJP leader became the Deputy Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-chief-minister-tejashwi-yadav-lalu-yadav-grand-alliance-jdu-meeting-governor-4768045/|title=Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister, says had become 'difficult for me to work'|date=26 July 2017|work=The Indian Express|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-cm/article19364717.ece|title=Live updates: Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM; Modi welcomes decision|work=The Hindu|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/politics/2017/07/26/nitish-kumar-lalu-tejashwi-yadav-rift|title=Live {{!}} PM Modi Backs Nitish on 'Joining Fight Against Corruption'|work=The Quint|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In July 2017, following the corruption cases against Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar asked Yadav to resign from the cabinet, which was refused by RJD. In order to protect his clean image towards corruption, [[Nitish Kumar]] resigned on 26 July 2017, ending RJD's stake in Bihar government. What followed next was a coalition BJP and JDU as a result Nitish Kumar became the [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] again whereas Sushil Modi, a prominent BJP leader became the Deputy Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-chief-minister-tejashwi-yadav-lalu-yadav-grand-alliance-jdu-meeting-governor-4768045/|title=Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister, says had become 'difficult for me to work'|date=26 July 2017|work=The Indian Express|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-cm/article19364717.ece|title=Live updates: Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM; Modi welcomes decision|work=The Hindu|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/politics/2017/07/26/nitish-kumar-lalu-tejashwi-yadav-rift|title=Live {{!}} PM Modi Backs Nitish on 'Joining Fight Against Corruption'|work=The Quint|access-date=26 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>


Alliance between [[Indian National Congress]] and Rjd has factioned in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Bypolls 2021 : बिहार में महागठबंधन टूटा? कांग्रेस ने उपचुनाव में राजद के खिलाफ इन दिग्गजों को मैदान में उतारा|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-bypolls-2021-mahagathbandhan-broken-in-bihar-congress-declares-candidates-for-bihar-by-elections/articleshow/86782626.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=खुल गई महागठबंधन की गांठ? बिहार उपचुनाव से पहले राजद-कांग्रेस में फूट की खबरों पर तेजस्वी यादव ने दी सफाई|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-rift-in-mahagathbandhan-tejashwi-yadav-clarified-on-reports-of-split-in-rjd-congress-ahead-of-bihar-bypolls-4744921.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Hindustan|language=hi}}</ref> When Tejashwi given tickets to candidates in Bihar By-elections,<ref>{{Cite web|last=श्री|first=निधि|title=Bihar News: उप चुनाव के लिए तारापुर और कुशेश्वरस्थान से NDA ने घोषित किया उम्मीदवार|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-news-nda-announces-candidates-for-by-elections-from-tarapur-and-kusheshwarsthan-bihar-ann-1976279|access-date=2021-10-11|website=ABP News|language=hi}}</ref> where Congress was fixed to stand candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=बिहार: महागठबंधन में दरार! कांग्रेस ने उप चुनाव में RJD के खिलाफ उतारे उम्मीदवार|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-mahagathbandhan-breaks-in-by-polls-congress-fields-candidates-against-rjd-ntc-1337095-2021-10-05|access-date=2021-10-11|website=आज तक|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar News: बिहार उप-चुनाव की 2 सीटों पर लड़ेगी राजद? तेजस्वी यादव ने दिया ये जवाब|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-news-will-rjd-fight-on-2-seats-of-bihar-by-election-tejashwi-yadav-gave-this-answer/videoshow/86397914.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref>
Alliance between [[Indian National Congress]] and the RJD has factioned in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Bypolls 2021 : बिहार में महागठबंधन टूटा? कांग्रेस ने उपचुनाव में राजद के खिलाफ इन दिग्गजों को मैदान में उतारा|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-bypolls-2021-mahagathbandhan-broken-in-bihar-congress-declares-candidates-for-bihar-by-elections/articleshow/86782626.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=खुल गई महागठबंधन की गांठ? बिहार उपचुनाव से पहले राजद-कांग्रेस में फूट की खबरों पर तेजस्वी यादव ने दी सफाई|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-rift-in-mahagathbandhan-tejashwi-yadav-clarified-on-reports-of-split-in-rjd-congress-ahead-of-bihar-bypolls-4744921.html|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Hindustan|language=hi}}</ref> When [[Tejashwi Yadav|Tejashwi]] given tickets to candidates in Bihar [[By-election|By-elections]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=श्री|first=निधि|title=Bihar News: उप चुनाव के लिए तारापुर और कुशेश्वरस्थान से NDA ने घोषित किया उम्मीदवार|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-news-nda-announces-candidates-for-by-elections-from-tarapur-and-kusheshwarsthan-bihar-ann-1976279|access-date=2021-10-11|website=ABP News|date=October 2021|language=hi}}</ref> where [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] was fixed to stand candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=बिहार: महागठबंधन में दरार! कांग्रेस ने उप चुनाव में RJD के खिलाफ उतारे उम्मीदवार|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/bihar/story/bihar-mahagathbandhan-breaks-in-by-polls-congress-fields-candidates-against-rjd-ntc-1337095-2021-10-05|access-date=2021-10-11|website=आज तक|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar News: बिहार उप-चुनाव की 2 सीटों पर लड़ेगी राजद? तेजस्वी यादव ने दिया ये जवाब|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-news-will-rjd-fight-on-2-seats-of-bihar-by-election-tejashwi-yadav-gave-this-answer/videoshow/86397914.cms|access-date=2021-10-11|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref>


==Electoral performance==
==Electoral performance==
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! State (seats)
! Ref.
! Ref.
|-
|[[13th Lok Sabha]]
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|61
|7
|10,150,492
|2.79
|24.95%
|Bihar (7)
|
|-
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
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|Bihar (22) Jharkhand (2) <br/>
|Bihar (22) Jharkhand (2) <br/>
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=== Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) Election ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Vidhan Sabha Term
!Bihar Assembly Elections
!Seats Contested
!Seats Won
!% of votes
!Party Votes
|-
|11th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|293
|124
|28.34
|10,500,361<ref>{{Cite web|last=Commission|first=Election|title=ECI 2000 Election|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/|url-status=live|website=Election Commission}}</ref>
|-
|12th Vidhan Sabha
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005 February]]
|210
|75
|25.07
|6,140,223<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in February 2005|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2005-election-results-february.html/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
|-
|13th Vidhan Sabha
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005 October]]
|175
|54
|23.45
|5,525,081<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2005-election-results.html/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|14th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|168
|22
|18.84
|5,475,656<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2010-election-results.html/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
|-
|15th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|101
|80
|18.4
|6,995,509<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2015|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2015-election-results.html/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
|-
|16th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|144
|75
|23.11
|9,738,855<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 11, 2020 |title=Bihar election result 2020: Seat wise full list of winners|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/bihar-assembly-polls-2020/story/bihar-election-result-full-list-of-winners-1739762-2020-11-10|access-date=2022-01-18|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|}
=== Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Vidhan Sabha Term
!Jharkhand Assembly Elections
!Seats Contested
!Seats Won
!% of votes
!Party Votes
|-
|2nd Vidhan Sabha
|[[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|51
|7
|8.48
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results in 2005|url=https://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/2005-election-results.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|3rd Vidhan Sabha
|[[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|56
|5
|5.03
|517,324<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results in 2009|url=https://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|4th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|19
|0
|3.13
|133,815<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jharkhand Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2014|url=https://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/2014-election-results.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|5th Vidhan Sabha
|[[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|7
|1
|2.75
|413,167<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2019 {{!}} Jharkhand Election 2019 Results – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/jharkhand/results|access-date=2022-01-18|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|}
|}


== List of Chief Ministers ==
== List of Chief Ministers ==
===Chief Ministers===
===Chief Ministers===
* [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
** First term: 10 March 1990 to 28 March 1995
!No.
** Second term: 4 April 1995 to 25 July 1997
!Name
* [[Rabri Devi]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laloo-prasad-yadav-mocks-democracy-by-appointing-wife-rabri-devi-as-successor/1/276334.html|date =4 August 1997 |access-date=17 February 2017|first=Swapan |last=Dasgupta |work=[[India Today]] |title=Laloo Prasad Yadav mocks democracy by appointing wife Rabri Devi as successor : Cover Story - India Today}}</ref>
Constituency
** First term: 25 July 1997 to 11 February 1999
! colspan="2" |Term of office
** Second term: 9 March 1999 to 2 March 2000
!Tenure length
** Third term: 11 March 2000 to 6 March 2005
!Party
!Assembly
(Election)
!Ref
|-
|1
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|10 March 1990
|28 March 1995
|{{Age in years and days|1990|03|10|1995|03|28}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Bihar Assembly Election, 1990|Tenth Assembly]]
|
|-
|2
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|4 April 1995
|25 July 1997
|{{Age in years and days|1995|04|4|1997|07|25}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Eleventh Assembly]]
|
|-
|3
|[[Rabri Devi]]
|25 July 1997
|11 February 1999
|{{Age in years and days|1997|07|25|1999|02|11}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Eleventh Assembly]]
|
|-
|4
|[[Rabri Devi]]
|9 March 1999
|2 March 2000
|{{Age in years and days|1999|03|9|2000|03|02}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Eleventh Assembly]]
|
|-
|5
|[[Rabri Devi]]
|11 March 2000
|6 March 2005
|{{Age in years and days|2000|03|11|2005|03|06}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Bihar Assembly Election, 2000|Twelfth Assembly]]
|}


===Deputy Chief Minister===
===Deputy Chief Ministers===
* [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
{| class="wikitable"
** First term: 26 November 2015 to 26 July 2017
!No.
 
!Name
===Leader of Opposition===
Constituency
* [[Tejashwi Yadav]]
! colspan="2" |Term of office
** 26 July 2017 – Present
!Tenure length
 
!Party
==Prominent members==
!Assembly
*[[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]], close aide of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], [[RJD]] Co-founder and Union Minister for Rural Development.
(Election)
*[[Raghunath Jha]], close aide of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], [[RJD]] Co-founder and Union Minister. Responsible for start of Lalu Raj in Bihar.
!Ref
*[[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]], close associate of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] former Leader of [[Leader of Opposition]] following the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] until the split between [[JD(U)]] and [[BJP]] and former Finance Minister Govt. of Bihar. Former Bihar [[RJD]] President.
|-
*[[Alok Kumar Mehta]], National General Secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=397452|title=Rashtriya Janata Dal expels 3 MLAs for anti-party activities|website=Newsonair.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914193158/http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=397452|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=14 September 2020}}</ref>
|1
*[[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] He is a former [[Member of Parliament]] from the [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan constituency]] in the state of [[Bihar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/research/mohammad-shahabuddin-the-bahubali-of-bihar-is-back/|title=Mohammad Shahabuddin:thakur navneet singh was also arrested meanwhile The Bahubali of Bihar is back|date=15 September 2016|website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>  former National Vice President and a former member of the National Executive Committee of the [[RJD]].
|[[Tejashwi Yadav]]
*[[Prem Kumar Mani]], Vice President and Strategist of [[RJD]].
|26 November 2015
*[[Jagada Nand Singh]], State President of RJD for Bihar.<ref name="Kumar">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anshuman |title=Jagdanand Singh becomes Bihar state president of Rashtriya Janata Dal |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jagdanand-singh-becomes-bihar-state-president-of-rashtriya-janata-dal/articleshow/72236549.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=26 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200702203628/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jagdanand-singh-becomes-bihar-state-president-of-rashtriya-janata-dal/articleshow/72236549.cms |archive-date=2 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|26 July 2017
* Dr Tanweer Hassan, Senior Vice President [[RJD]] Bihar, Former Member Bihar Legislative Council.
|{{Age in years and days|2015|11|25|2017|07|27}}
*Shivchandra Ram, former Member of legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/raja-pakar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-raja-pakar-mla-shivchandra-ram-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137870-2020-09-30|title=राजापाकड़ विधानसभा सीट: JDU और RJD में कड़ी टक्कर, किसे खेमे में जाएगी जीत?|website=Aajtak|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
*[[Ram Chandra Purve]] is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. Former state president of [[RJD]].
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|17th Bihar Assembly]]
*[[Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav]] General Secretary, [[RJD]]. Former Cabinet Minister Bihar Govt. Former Union Minister, MP.
|
*[[Sarfaraz Alam]] Former Minister Bihar Govt. Former MP [[Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Araria]].
|}
*[[Manoj Jha]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]] and National Spokesperson of [[RJD]].
*[[Prem Chand Gupta]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]] and former cabinet minister in Ministry of Company Affairs of [[India]] in [[First Manmohan Singh ministry]].
*[[Ahmad Ashfaque Karim]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]].
*[[Surendra Prasad Yadav]] senior [[RJD]] leader and Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Belaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Belaganj]].Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.


== List of Central Ministers ==
== List of Central Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!No.
! Name
!Name
! colspan="2"|Term of office
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! Portfolio
!Portfolio
! colspan="2"|Prime Minister
!Prime Minister
|- align=center
|-
| 1
|1
| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| 24 May 2004  
|24 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
|22 May 2009
| [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
|[[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|-
|2
|2
| [[Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav]]
|[[Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav]]
| 24 May 2004
|24 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
|22 May 2009
| [[Ministry of Water Resources (India)|Minister of Water Resources]]
|[[Ministry of Water Resources (India)|Minister of Water Resources]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|-
|3
|3
| [[Taslimuddin]]
|[[Taslimuddin]]
|24 May 2004
|24 May 2004
|22 May 2009
|22 May 2009
|[[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]] and Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]].
|[[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]] and Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]].
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|-
|4
|4
| [[Kanti Singh]]
|[[Kanti Singh]]
| 24 May 2004  
|24 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
|22 May 2009
| [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism]]<br/>[[Minister of Women and Child Development]]
|[[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism]]<br />[[Minister of Women and Child Development]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-align=center
|-
|5
|5
| [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]
|[[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]
| 24 May 2004
|24 May 2004
| 24 May 2009
|24 May 2009
| [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
|[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|-
|6
|6
| [[Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi]]
|[[Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi]]
|24 May 2004
|24 May 2004
|24 May 2009
|24 May 2009
|[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]]
|[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|-
|7
|7
|[[Raghunath Jha]]
|[[Raghunath Jha]]
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==See also==
==Prominent members==
*[[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]], close aide of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], [[RJD]] Co-founder and Union Minister for Rural Development.
*[[Raghunath Jha]], close aide of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], [[RJD]] Co-founder and Union Minister. Responsible for start of Lalu Raj in Bihar.
*[[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]], close associate of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] former Leader of [[Leader of Opposition]] following the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] until the split between [[JD(U)]] and [[BJP]] and former Finance Minister Govt. of Bihar. Former Bihar [[RJD]] President.
*[[Alok Kumar Mehta]], National General Secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=397452|title=Rashtriya Janata Dal expels 3 MLAs for anti-party activities|website=Newsonair.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914193158/http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=397452|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=14 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Mohammad Shahabuddin]] He is a former [[Member of Parliament]] from the [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan constituency]] in the state of [[Bihar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/research/mohammad-shahabuddin-the-bahubali-of-bihar-is-back/|title=Mohammad Shahabuddin:thakur navneet singh was also arrested meanwhile The Bahubali of Bihar is back|date=15 September 2016|website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> former National Vice President and a former member of the National Executive Committee of the [[RJD]].
*[[Prem Kumar Mani]], Vice President and Strategist of [[RJD]].
*[[Jagada Nand Singh]], State President of RJD for Bihar.<ref name="Kumar">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Anshuman |title=Jagdanand Singh becomes Bihar state president of Rashtriya Janata Dal |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jagdanand-singh-becomes-bihar-state-president-of-rashtriya-janata-dal/articleshow/72236549.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=26 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200702203628/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jagdanand-singh-becomes-bihar-state-president-of-rashtriya-janata-dal/articleshow/72236549.cms |archive-date=2 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Dr Tanweer Hassan, Senior Vice President [[RJD]] Bihar, Former Member Bihar Legislative Council.
*Shivchandra Ram, former Member of legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/raja-pakar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-raja-pakar-mla-shivchandra-ram-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137870-2020-09-30|title=राजापाकड़ विधानसभा सीट: JDU और RJD में कड़ी टक्कर, किसे खेमे में जाएगी जीत?|website=Aajtak|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[Ram Chandra Purve]] is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. Former state president of [[RJD]].
*[[Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav]] General Secretary, [[RJD]]. Former Cabinet Minister Bihar Govt. Former Union Minister, MP.
*[[Sarfaraz Alam]] Former Minister Bihar Govt. Former MP [[Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Araria]].
*[[Manoj Jha]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]] and National Spokesperson of [[RJD]].
*[[Prem Chand Gupta]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]] and former cabinet minister in Ministry of Company Affairs of [[India]] in [[First Manmohan Singh ministry]].
*[[Ahmad Ashfaque Karim]] MP [[Rajya Sabha]].
*[[Surendra Prasad Yadav]] senior [[RJD]] leader and Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Belaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Belaganj]].Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
 
== See also ==
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*[[Tejashwi Yadav]]
*[[Tejashwi Yadav]]
*[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
*[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
 
*[[Muslim-Yadav formula]]
==External links==
* [http://www.rjd.co.in/ Official site of the party - Rashtriya Janata Dal]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
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Rashtriya Janata Dal
AbbreviationRJD
Leader
PresidentLalu Prasad Yadav
Rajya Sabha leaderPrem Chand Gupta
Founder
Founded5 July 1997 (29 years ago) (1997-07-05)
Merger of
Split fromJanata Dal
Headquarters13, V. P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
Student wingChatra Janshakti Parishad
Youth wingYuva Rashtriya Janata Dal
Women's wingMahila Rashtriya Janata Dal
ECI StatusState party
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance (2004–2021)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (2015–present)
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
5 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
List
Bihar Legislative Assembly
76 / 243

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
1 / 81

Kerala Legislative Assembly
1 / 140
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council
11 / 75
Election symbol
Website
rjdonline.in

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (abbreviated as RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian socialist political party, based in the states of Bihar, Kerala and Jharkhand. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.[1][2]

The mass base of the party has traditionally been Other Backward Classes, Dalits and Muslims and the party is considered as champion of cause of lower caste politics.[3] In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states.[4] RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010.[5]

History

Formation

RJD Women's wing office in Delhi

On 5 July 1997, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Kanti Singh, Mohammed Taslimuddin along with seventeen Lok Sabha MPs and eight Rajya Sabha MPs along with supporters gathered at New Delhi formed the new political party, Rashtriya Janata Dal. It was formed as breakaway of Janata Dal. Lalu Prasad was elected as the first president of RJD. It is a centre-left party.

In the March 1998 national elections, RJD won 17 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar but failed to make significant headway in any other state. Later that year, the party formed an alliance with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party as an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party secular coalition but the coalition failed in garnering any widespread support.

In UPA

In the October 1999 elections, RJD fought the election in alliance with Indian National Congress but lost 10 Lok Sabha seats including the seat of Lalu Prasad Yadav.

In the 2000 state elections, however, it performed well, winning a majority of the seats in the state assembly in Bihar. Continuing its upswing in electoral fortunes, the party won 24 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 elections that it fought in alliance with Indian National Congress. It was a part of Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) from 2004 to May 2009, wherein Lalu Yadav held the position of the Minister of Railways.

In February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election RJD won only 75 seats and lost the power. In the state elections held later that year – as a result of no party being able to form a government and RJD continued its downward slide winning only 54 seats.

In 2009 Indian general election, the RJD broke its alliance from UPA when seat sharing talks failed. RJD formed its alliance with Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party and Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party what the media has dubbed the "Fourth Front". RJD performed poorly and won just four seats, all of them in Bihar. However, in 2010 Assembly election, the RJD did not continue their alliance with Samajwadi Party.

In 2014 Indian general election RJD came back to UPA and contested election in alliance with Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in Bihar. Out of 40 seats in Bihar, RJD will contest on 27 seats, INC on 12 and NCP on one. RJD won only four out of total forty Loksabha seats in Bihar.[6][7][8][9][10]

Organisation

The party leadership consists of the following bodies.

National President

Lalu Prasad Yadav is the National President of RJD.

National Vice President

The national vice president members of the party Mangani Lal Mandal, Mohd Ilyas Hussain, Ahmed Ashfaq Karim ,Rabri Devi , Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Shivanand Tiwary.

National Secretary general : Abdul Bari Siddiqui.

National Treasurer  : Sunil Kumar Singh[11]

Political Affairs Committee

National Executive Committee

The national executive members of the party Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti, Prem Chandra Gupta ,Manoj Jha, Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Ram Chandra Purve.[12]

State Leadership

The state leadership of the party manages the state wings.

The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)

On 14 April 2015, the RJD, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular), the Indian National Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus breaking their long time alliance with the INC.[13] This would give the alliance 14 Lok Sabha seats and 30 Rajya Sabha seats.

On 7 May 2015, the RJD expelled Rajesh Ranjan for six years due to anti-RJD activities after speculation rose that he may join the Biju Janata Dal for the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election but he formed a new party called Jan Adhikar Party.[14]

In November 2015, RJD won the elections as party became the single largest party with 80 followed by Janata Dal (United) with 71 seats, BJP with 53 seats and Congress with 27 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP came first with 24.4%, followed by RJD with 18.4% and JD (U) with 16.8% and Congress got 6.7%. Janata Dal (United)'s Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister and Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav became the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar.

In July 2017, following the corruption cases against Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar asked Yadav to resign from the cabinet, which was refused by RJD. In order to protect his clean image towards corruption, Nitish Kumar resigned on 26 July 2017, ending RJD's stake in Bihar government. What followed next was a coalition BJP and JDU as a result Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister again whereas Sushil Modi, a prominent BJP leader became the Deputy Chief Minister.[15][16][17]

Alliance between Indian National Congress and the RJD has factioned in October 2021.[18][19] When Tejashwi given tickets to candidates in Bihar By-elections,[20] where Congress was fixed to stand candidates.[21][22]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Lok Sabha Term Indian
General election 		Seats
contested 		Seats
won 		Votes Polled % of
votes 		% of votes in
seats contested 		State (seats) Ref.
13th Lok Sabha 1999 61 7 10,150,492 2.79 24.95% Bihar (7)
14th Lok Sabha 2004 42 24 93,84,147 2.4 Bihar (22) Jharkhand (2)
[23]
15th Lok Sabha 2009 44 4 52,80,084 1.3 Bihar (4)
[23]
16th Lok Sabha 2014 30 4 74,42,313 1.4 Bihar (4)
 [23]
17th Lok Sabha 2019 21 0 66,31,585 1.1 N/A [23]

Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) Election

Vidhan Sabha Term Bihar Assembly Elections Seats Contested Seats Won % of votes Party Votes
11th Vidhan Sabha 2000 293 124 28.34 10,500,361[24]
12th Vidhan Sabha 2005 February 210 75 25.07 6,140,223[25]
13th Vidhan Sabha 2005 October 175 54 23.45 5,525,081[26]
14th Vidhan Sabha 2010 168 22 18.84 5,475,656[27]
15th Vidhan Sabha 2015 101 80 18.4 6,995,509[28]
16th Vidhan Sabha 2020 144 75 23.11 9,738,855[29]

Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election

Vidhan Sabha Term Jharkhand Assembly Elections Seats Contested Seats Won % of votes Party Votes
2nd Vidhan Sabha 2005 51 7 8.48 [30]
3rd Vidhan Sabha 2009 56 5 5.03 517,324[31]
4th Vidhan Sabha 2014 19 0 3.13 133,815[32]
5th Vidhan Sabha 2019 7 1 2.75 413,167[33]

List of Chief Ministers

Chief Ministers

No. Name

Constituency

Term of office Tenure length Party Assembly

(Election)

Ref
1 Lalu Prasad Yadav 10 March 1990 28 March 1995 5 years, 18 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Tenth Assembly
2 Lalu Prasad Yadav 4 April 1995 25 July 1997 2 years, 112 days Rashtriya 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

Deputy Chief Ministers

No. Name

Constituency

Term of office Tenure length Party Assembly

(Election)

Ref
1 Tejashwi Yadav 26 November 2015 26 July 2017 1 year, 244 days Rashtriya Janata Dal 17th Bihar Assembly

List of Central Ministers

No. Name Term of office Portfolio Prime Minister
1 Lalu Prasad Yadav 24 May 2004 22 May 2009 Minister of Railways Manmohan Singh
2 Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav 24 May 2004 22 May 2009 Minister of Water Resources Manmohan Singh
3 Taslimuddin 24 May 2004 22 May 2009 Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Manmohan Singh
4 Kanti Singh 24 May 2004 22 May 2009 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism
Minister of Women and Child Development 		Manmohan Singh
5 Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 24 May 2004 24 May 2009 Minister of Rural Development Manmohan Singh
6 Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi 24 May 2004 24 May 2009 Ministry of Human Resource Development Manmohan Singh
7 Raghunath Jha 24 May 2004 24 May 2009 Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Manmohan Singh

Prominent members

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Lalu Prasad Yadav: The shrewd politician's highs and lows". Rediff. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Democracy against Development.
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