Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
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Abbreviation | RJD |
President | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
Chairman | Tejashwi Yadav |
Rajya Sabha Leader | Prem Chand Gupta |
Founder | |
Founded | 5 July 1997 |
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 | |
Political position | Left-wing[5][1] |
Colours | Green |
Slogan | "Samaj Ka Bal, Rashtriya Janata Dal" |
ECI Status | State party in Bihar |
Alliance |
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Seats in Lok Sabha | 4 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 5 / 245 |
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | List
Bihar Legislative Assembly 72 / 243 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 1 / 81 Kerala Legislative Assembly 1 / 140
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Seats in Bihar Legislative Council | 14 / 75 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 2 / 31 |
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (abbreviated as RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala.[citation needed] The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.[6][7]
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.[8] In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states.[9] RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010.[10] Leading the Mahagathbandhan government with over 165 MLAs, it is currently the official opposition and single largest political party in Bihar. RJD is part of Ruling Government in Jharkhand and Kerala with its allies in Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) and LDF respectively.[11]
The legal cases against Lalu Prasad Yadav and Lula da Silva along with their subsequent incarceration are glaring examples of how the issue of corruption is often used as a weapon by the right against popular centre-left political formations.