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:Rashtriya Lok Dal

{{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

| flag = 250px

| logo = File:Rashtriya Lok Dal Flag new.jpg

|colorcode = {{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}

|abbreviation = RLD

|president = Jayant Chaudhary{{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}}

|foundation = {{Start date and age|1996}}

|founder = Ajit Singh

|headquarters = AB 97, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi, 110011

|Politica

|eci = Unrecognised party{{cite web|title=Big blow to RLD from Election Commission, snatched the status of state level party Dated 10.04.2023|url=https://www-patrika-com.translate.goog/lucknow-news/election-commission-snatches-rld-state-level-party-status-8161030/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true|publisher=Patrika|access-date=10 April 2023|location=India|year=2013}}

|alliance = Current

  • NDA (2024 - Present, 2009 - 2011)

Previously

|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|2|543|hex={{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}}

|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|245|hex={{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}}

|state_seats_name = State Legislative Assemblie's

|state_seats = {{Composition bar|9|403|hex={{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}} (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly)

{{Composition bar|1|200|hex=

{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}}

(Rajasthan Legislative Assembly)

|state2_seats_name = State Legislative Council's

|state2_seats = {{Composition bar|1|100|hex={{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}} (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council)

|ideology = Secularism{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-obituary-ajit-singh-never-sacrificed-his-secular-ideology-or-farmers-interest/382276 | title=Obituary: Ajit Singh Braved All Odds but Never Sacrificed His Secular Ideology | date=11 January 2022 }}
Regionalism{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-obituary-ajit-singh-never-sacrificed-his-secular-ideology-or-farmers-interest/382276 | title=Obituary: Ajit Singh Braved All Odds But Never Sacrificed His Secular Ideology | date=11 January 2022 }}
Farmers Rights{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/sp-rld-release-first-list-of-29-field-9-jats-9-muslims/articleshow/88888050.cms| title=RLD: SP, RLD release first list of 29, field 9 Jats & 9 Muslims | Uttar-Pradesh Election News - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=14 January 2022 }}Farmers Upliftment
Socialism
Liberalism

|website = [http://www.rashtriyalokdal.com www.rashtriyalokdal.com]

|symbol = 100px

|predecessor = Lok Dal

|split = Janata Dal

|no_states={{Composition bar|2|31|hex={{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}}}|youth=Yuva Rashtriya Lokdal

||https://www.patrika.com/bagpat-news/preparation-for-lok-sabha-elections-rashtriya-lok-dal-announced-list-of-state-executive-8511170|Political position=Centre|loksabha_leader=Rajkumar Sangwan|rajyasabha_leader=Jayant Chaudhary|women=Nari Shakti Sangathan|students=Rashtriya Lokdal Student Wing|peasants=Rashtriya Lokdal Farmer Cell|general_secretary=Trilok Tyagi (Organization) Chandan Chauhan

Anil Dubey
Yashpal Baghel
Rajkumar Sangwan
Abdul Sagir Khan
Malook Nagar
Munshi Rampal
Sukhbir Singh Gathina
Anupam Mishra
Girish K Chaudhary
Rajendra Sharma
Prabuddha Kumar}}

Rashtriya Lok Dal ({{small|abbreviated as}} RLD; translation: 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.[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep30/nation.htm#2 BKKP, RLD merge with Lok Dal]{{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}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Ajit Singh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/election-news/key-contestants/story/ajit-singh-46303-2009-05-01 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=India Today |date=2 May 2009 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=Explained: Jats and the BJP in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-jats-and-the-bjp-in-up-7746631/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129001012/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-jats-and-the-bjp-in-up-7746631/lite/ |archive-date=29 January 2022 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

In 1999, he relaunched his party with the name Rashtriya Lok Dal.{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Nicholas |date=6 May 2021 |title=A Tribute To Chaudhary Ajit Singh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-a-tribute-to-chaudhary-ajit-singh/382163 |website=Outlook}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Phadnis |first=Aditi |title=The Jazz-Loving Politician With No Enemies |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/ajit-singh-the-politician-with-no-enemies/20210507.htm |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Rediff |language=en}} After his party joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance in 2011, he was Minister of Civil Aviation from December 2011 to May 2014.{{Cite news|title=RLD leader Ajit Singh sworn-in as Civil Aviation Minister|work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rld-leader-ajit-singh-sworn-in-as-civil-aviation-minister/articleshow/11160525.cms?from=mdr|date=2011-12-19|access-date=2023-10-12}} In 2019 Indian general election, he contested from Muzaffarnagar but lost to Sanjeev Balyan of BJP by a very small margin of 6526 votes.{{Cite web |title=Ajit Singh: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/politicians/ajit-singh-35930.html |access-date=6 May 2021 |website=hindi.oneindia.com |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=RLD Chief Ajit Singh Files Nomination from UP's Muzaffarnagar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rld-chief-ajit-singh-files-nomination-from-ups-muzaffarnagar-2012721}}

RLD could not make any strong presence from 2014 to 2022, even losing its traditional seats.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-13 |title=RLD's political journey comes full circle in 24 years of its existence |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/rlds-political-journey-comes-full-circle-in-24-years-of-its-existence/articleshow/99448325.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2019-05-24 |title=2019 results: Ajit Singh and son Jayant Chaudhary of Rashtriya Lok Dal lose close contests in UP |url=https://scroll.in/latest/924567/2019-results-ajit-singh-and-son-jayant-chaudhary-of-rashtriya-lok-dal-lose-close-contests-in-up |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-09 |title=Ties strained, RLD sends SP a signal: Wants 12 seats in LS polls |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ties-strained-rld-sp-signal-12-seats-in-ls-polls-8821552/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-03-10 |title=U.P. Assembly polls: RLD finds some of its lost mojo in west |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly/up-assembly-polls-rld-finds-some-of-its-lost-mojo-in-west/article65211317.ece |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0971-751X}}

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)

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#00f;"

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Term

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Indian
General Election

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Seats
contested

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Seats
won

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |% 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{{Cite news |date=2019-05-26 |title=RLD undeterred by Lok Sabha results |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/uttar-pradesh/rld-undeterred-by-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/69504781.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-06 |issn=0013-0389}}

| 0.24%

18th Lok Sabha

|2024

|2

|2

| 0.14%

= Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#00f;"

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Term

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |
Assembly Election

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Seats
contested

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Seats
won

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |% 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

= Rajyasabha members (MPs) =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Name

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Constituency

align="center"

! 1

| Jayant Chaudhary

| 5 July 2022

| Incumbent

| Uttar Pradesh

= Lok sabha members (MPs) =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

! style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Name

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Constituency

align="center"

! 1

| Dr.Rajkumar Sangwan

|4 June 2024

| Incumbent

| Baghpat
Uttar Pradesh

2

| Chandan Singh Chauhan

|4 June 2024

| Incumbent

| Bijnor
Uttar Pradesh

= Vidhan sabha members (MLAs) =

class="wikitable sortable"

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Name

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Constituency

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |State

1

|Dr. Subhash Garg

|11 December 2018

|Incumbent

|Bharatpur

|Rajasthan

2

|Rajpal Singh Baliyan

|10 March 2022

|Incumbent

|Budhana

| rowspan="9" |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

= Vidhan parishad members (MLCs) =

class="wikitable sortable"

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Name

! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |Constituency

!style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |State

1

|Yogesh Choudhary

|6 May 2024

|Incumbent

|elected by Legislative assembly member's

|Uttar Pradesh

List of ministers in union government

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|No.

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Photo

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Portfolio

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Name
(Lifespan)

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Assumed office

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Left office

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Duration

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Constituency
(House)

!rowspan=2 colspan=2 Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|Prime Minister of India

rowspan="2"|1

|rowspan="2"|70px

|Minister of Agriculture

|rowspan="2"|Chaudhary Ajit Singh
(1939{{ndash}}2021)

|22 July
2001

|24 May
2003

!{{ayd|2001|7|22|2003|5|24}}

|rowspan="2"|Baghpat
(Lok Sabha)

|Atal Bihari Vajpayee

|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Minister of Civil Aviation

|18 December
2011

|26 May
2014

!{{ayd|2011|12|18|2014|5|26}}

|Manmohan Singh

|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}

rowspan="2"|2

|rowspan="2"|70px

|Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
({{abbr|MoS I/C|Minister of State - Independent Charge}})

|rowspan="2"|Jayant Chaudhary
(1978{{ndash}})

|rowspan="2"|10 June
2024

|rowspan="2"|Incumbent

!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2024|6|10}}

|rowspan="2"|Uttar Pradesh
(Rajya Sabha)

|rowspan="2"|Narendra Modi

|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

Minister of Education
({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})

List of ministers in state governments

=1. Rajasthan=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Name

! colspan="2" Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Portfolio

! colspan="2" Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Chief Minister

1

| Subhash Garg

| 2018

| 2023

|

  • State Minister of Technical Education (I.C.)
  • Ayurveda & Indian Medicines (I.C.)
  • Public Grivences & Redressal (I.C.)
  • Minority Affairs Waqf
  • Colonisation Agriculture Command Area
  • Development & Water Utilisation

| Ashok Gehlot

align=center

=2. Uttar Pradesh=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" |No.

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Name

! colspan="2" Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Term in office

! Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | Portfolio

! colspan="2" Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white" | 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.

class="wikitable"

|+

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"| State

!Style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};color:white"|State President

Uttar Pradesh

|Ramashish Rai

Rajasthan

|Krishan Kumar Saran

Haryana

|Balbir Singh Grewal

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.rashtriyalokdal.com/}}
  • https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rld-sp-join-bharat-jodo-yatra-baghpat-up-8361713/

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