Rashtriya Janata Dal

Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Abbreviation	RJD
President	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Chairperson	Tejashwi Yadav
Rajya Sabha Leader	Prem Chand Gupta
Founder	Lalu Prasad Yadav; Raghuvansh Prasad Singh; Jagada Nand Singh; Alok Kumar Mehta; Tulsidas Mehta; Abdul Bari Siddiqui; Mohammad Shahabuddin; Mohammed Taslimuddin; Kanti Singh;
Founded	5 July 1997
Merger of	Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic); Loktantrik Janata Dal;
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	Socialism (Indian); Secularism
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Green
ECI Status	State party
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (2023–Present); Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) (2019–present); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (2015–present); United Progressive Alliance (2004–2009; 2014-2023); Left Democratic Front (Kerala);
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	6 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	List Bihar Legislative Assembly 79 / 243 ; Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 1 / 81 ; Kerala Legislative Assembly 1 / 140
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council	14 / 75
Number of states and union territories in government	3 / 31
Election symbol
Website
	rjd.co.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.

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. In 2008, RJD received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states. RJD was derecognised as a national party on 30 July 2010. 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.

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