Rashtriya Janata Dal

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The party flag of the Rashtriya Janata Dal

Rashtriya Janata Dal ( Hindi राष्ट्रीय जनता दल rāṣṭrīya janatā dal , "National People's Party", RJD ) is a political party in India , which is based in the state of Bihar . The party was founded on July 5, 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav , the former leader of the Janata Dal , after he was expelled from the Janata Dal on charges of corruption. The followers of the Rashtriya Janata Dal are mainly recruited from members of lower castes and Muslims, both of whom are comparatively large in number in Bihar. Ideologically, the RJD advocates social justice with a socialist orientation, equality and a secular social order. Hindu and Muslim nationalism are rejected.

Previous election results

In the Indian general election in 1998 , the RJD won 17 constituencies in Bihar state. Outside of Bihar it was unsuccessful. As a result, the RJD entered into an electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Party , but lost 10 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 1999 Indian parliamentary election . In the election to the regional parliament of Bihar in 2000, it became the strongest party and held the government there until 2005.

In the 2004 Indian general election , the RJD formed an alliance with the Congress Party as part of the United Progressive Alliance and won 22 of the 40 constituencies of Bihar, as well as 2 more in Jharkhand . In the Indian parliamentary election in 2009 , as part of the so-called Fourth Front , an alliance of left-wing parties, it was only able to win 4 constituencies. In the Indian general election in 2014 , the RJD rejoined the party alliance of the United Progressive Alliance, and won four constituencies in Bihar. Between 2015 and July 2017, the RJD in Bihar participated in a coalition government (together with the Janata Dal (United) and the Congress Party) ( "grand alliance" , Mahagathbandhan ).

Previous election results
year choice Parliament seats
1998 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha in 1998
17/543
1999 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 1999
7/543
2000 General election in Bihar 2000
124/324
2004 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2004
24/543
2005 General election in Bihar February 2005
75/243
2005 General election in Bihar October 2005
54/243
2009 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2009
4/543
2010 General election in Bihar 2010
22/243
2014 IndiaIndia Election for Lok Sabha 2014
4/543
2015 General election in Bihar 2015
80/243

Web links

Commons : Rashtriya Janata Dal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profiles: Laloo Prasad Yadav. BBC News, December 18, 2006, accessed March 22, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Bharat Desai: Bihar results no longer a foregone conclusion. The Times of India, January 29, 2005, accessed March 22, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Cong finalises alliance with RJD in Bihar, to fight from 12 seats. The Hindustan Times, March 5, 2014, accessed March 22, 2014 .
  4. ^ Nitish Kumar resigns in blow to Mahagathbandhan, will return as Bihar CM with BJP support. Hindustan Times, July 31, 2017, accessed September 18, 2017 .
  5. ^ Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on September 18, 2017 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).
  6. ↑ On November 15, 2000, the southern part of Bihar became a separate new state of India under the name Jharkhand . This reduced the number of parliamentary seats in the Legislative Assembly of Bihar from 324 to 243.