Rashtriya Lok Dal
Political party in India
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The Rashtriya Lok Dal (abbr. RLD, lit. 'National People's Party') is an Indian regional political party in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It was founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of the former prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh in 1996 as a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal.[6][7]
Chandan Chauhan
Anil Dubey
Yashpal Baghel
Rajkumar Sangwan
Subhash Garg
Abdul Sagir Khan
Malook Nagar
Munshi Rampal
Sukhbir Singh Gathina
Anupam Mishra
Girish K Chaudhary
Rajendra Sharma
Qammer Rabbani Chechi
Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
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| Abbreviation | RLD |
| President | Jayant Chaudhary[1] |
| Secretary | Manisha Ahlawat |
| General Secretary | Trilok Tyagi (Organization) Chandan Chauhan Anil Dubey Yashpal Baghel Rajkumar Sangwan Subhash Garg Abdul Sagir Khan Malook Nagar Munshi Rampal Sukhbir Singh Gathina Anupam Mishra Girish K Chaudhary Rajendra Sharma Qammer Rabbani Chechi |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Jayant Chaudhary |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Rajkumar Sangwan |
| Founder | Ajit Singh |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Split from | Janata Dal |
| Preceded by | Lok Dal |
| Headquarters | AB 97, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi, 110011 |
| Student wing | Rashtriya Lokdal Student Wing |
| Youth wing | Yuva Rashtriya Lokdal |
| Women's wing | Nari Shakti Sangathan |
| Peasant's wing | Rashtriya Lokdal Farmer Cell |
| Ideology | Secularism[2] Regionalism[3] Farmers Rights[4] |
| Political position | Centre[citation needed] |
| Colours | White and Green |
| ECI Status | Unrecognised party[5] |
| Alliance |
Former Alliances
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
| Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | List 1 / 100 (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council) 9 / 403 (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly) 1 / 200 (Rajasthan Legislative Assembly) |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 2 / 31 |
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| Website | |
| www.rashtriyalokdal.com | |
History
Ajit Singh was re-elected in 1996 as a Congress candidate but resigned from the party and Lok Sabha. He then founded Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party and was re-elected from Baghpat in 1997 by-election.[8][9]
In 1999, he relaunched his party with the name Rashtriya Lok Dal.[9][10] While Singh lost the 1998 election and was re-elected in 1999, 2004 and 2009. From 2001 to 2003, he was Minister of Agriculture in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government.[11] After his party joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance in 2011, he was Minister of Civil Aviation from December 2011 to May 2014.[12][13] In 2019 Indian general election, he contested from Muzaffarnagar but lost to Sanjeev Balyan of BJP by a very small margin of 6526 votes.[12][14]
RLD could not make any strong presence from 2014 to 2022, even losing its traditional seats.[15][16] On the other hand, the party was able to win nine of 33 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election which it contested in alliance with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh which gave boost to the party life.[17][18]
In 2024 Indian general election, the party joined the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance and it won both the seats from which it contested in alliance (Bijnor and Baghpat).
RLD party office bearers
- National President - Jayant Singh
- National Vice President - Dr. Yashveer Singh
- National General Secretary (Organization)- Trilok Tyagi
- National General Secretary-
- K.P. Choudhary
- Abdul Sagir Khan
- Sukhveer Singh Gathina
- Malook Nagar
- Girish Kumar Chaudhary
- Rajendra Sharma
- Munshi Ram
- Chandan Chauhan
- State President, Uttar Pradesh - Ramashish Rai
- Nari Shakti Sangathan (RLD) National President - Manisha Ahlawat
- State President Chatrasabha, Uttar Pradesh - Aman Pandey
Electoral history
Lok Sabha (Lower House)
| Term | Indian General Election |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
% of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0.37% |
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | 10 | 3 | 0.63% |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | 7 | 5 | 0.44% |
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0.13% |
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | 3 | 0[19] | 0.24% |
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0.14% |
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)
| Term | Assembly Election |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
% of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Legislative assembly | 1996 | 38 | 8 | 2.13% |
| 14th Legislative assembly | 2002 | 38 | 14 | 2.65% |
| 15th Legislative assembly | 2007 | 254 | 10 | 1.95% |
| 16th Legislative assembly | 2012 | 46 | 9 | 2.33% |
| 17th legislative assembly | 2017 | 171 | 1 | 1.71% |
| 18th Legislative assembly | 2022 | 33 | 9 | 2.85% |
Legislative members
Lok sabha members (MPs)
| No. | Name | Term in office | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Rajkumar Sangwan | 4 June 2024 | Incumbent | Baghpat Uttar Pradesh | |
| 2 | Chandan Singh Chauhan | 4 June 2024 | Incumbent | Bijnor Uttar Pradesh | |
Rajyasabha members (MPs)
| No. | Name | Term in office | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayant Chaudhary | 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | Uttar Pradesh | |
Vidhan parishad members (MLCs)
| No. | Name | Term in office | Constituency | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogesh Choudhary | 6 May 2024 | Incumbent | elected by Legislative assembly member's | Uttar Pradesh |
Vidhan sabha members (MLAs)
| No. | Name | Term in office | Constituency | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Subhash Garg | 11 December 2018 | Incumbent | Bharatpur | Rajasthan |
| 2 | Rajpal Singh Baliyan | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Budhana | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 | Persann Chaudhary | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Shamli | |
| 4 | Dr. Ajay Kumar Tomar | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Chhaprauli | |
| 5 | Pradeep Chaudhary "Guddu" | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Sadabad | |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammad | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Siwalkhas | |
| 7 | Ashraf Ali Khan | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Thana Bhawan | |
| 8 | Mithlesh Pal | 23 November 2024 (by-election) | Incumbent | Meerapur | |
| 9 | Anil Kumar | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Purqazi | |
| 10 | Madan Bhaiya | 6 November 2022 (by-election) | Incumbent | Khatauli | |
List of ministers in union government
| No. | Photo | Portfolio | Name (Lifespan) | Assumed office | Left office | Duration | Constituency (House) | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Minister of Agriculture | Chaudhary Ajit Singh (1939–2021) | 22 July 2001 | 24 May 2003 | 1 year, 306 days | Baghpat (Lok Sabha) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | 18 December 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 159 days | Manmohan Singh | |||||
| 2 | 
| Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MoS I/C) | Jayant Chaudhary (1978–) | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 327 days | Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | Narendra Modi | |
| Minister of Education (MoS) | |||||||||
List of ministers in state governments
1. Rajasthan
| No. | Name | Term in office | Portfolio | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subhash Garg | 2018 | 2023 |
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Ashok Gehlot | |
2. Uttar Pradesh
| No. | Name | Term in office | Portfolio | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumar | 2024 | Incumbent | Cabinet Minister of Science & Technology | Yogi Adityanath | |
State Leadership
The Rashtriya Lok Dal has state units in Jharkhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other states.
| State | State President |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Ramashish Rai |
| Rajasthan | Joginder Singh Awana |
| Haryana | Jagjit Singh Sangwan |
| Delhi | Rajneesh Malik |
| Jharkhand | D P Lala |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh |
| Maharashtra | Sudhir Raut |
| Gujarat | K. Praveen Singh Jadeja |
| Uttarakhand | Rajendra Pant |