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ECI Status
  
State Party

Leader
  
Ajit Singh

Founder
  
Ajit Singh

Preceded by
  
Bharatiya Lok Dal

Seats in Lok Sabha
  
0 / 545

Headquarters
  
Baghpat

Founded
  
1996

Alliance
  
National Democratic Alliance (2009-2011), United Progressive Alliance (2011-present)

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Rashtriya Lok Dal (abbreviated as RLD) (translation: National People's Party) is a political party in India. Chaudhary Ajit Singh is a founder and the president of the party. He is carrying on the political legacy of his father and former Prime Minister of India, Charan Singh and the original Lok Dal.

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Election performance

RLD is considered influential in the western region of Uttar Pradesh.

In 2002, party has two cabinet ministers in chief minister Ms. Mayawati's cabinet. From 2003 to 2007, the party had six ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government. The party's official electoral symbol is a hand pump.

In 2004 Lok Sabha elections, RLD contested in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. RLD contested only in the western part of Uttar Pradesh traditionally dominated by Jats. RLD won three seats.

In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, RLD contested on seven seats on western Uttar Pradesh, in an alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party, and won five seats.

On 12 December 2011, RLD joined the United Progressive Alliance led by Indian National Congress. The party contested on eight constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in Indian general election, 2014 as per an arrangement with UPA but lost on all of them. Party chief Ajit Singh who was six term holder from Baghpat seat, lost to BJP candidate Satya Pal Singh. His son Jayant Chaudhary, the incumbent MP from Mathura, lost to BJP candidate Hema Malini too.

In January 2015 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections, RLD supported Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates.

In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections, it could win only one seat and may lose its state party status.

MLA's

Party's MLA's in 14th Vidhan Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) are:

  • Pooran Prakash, (Goverdhan constituency - Hathras)
  • Anil Chaudhary, (Sadabad constituency - Mathura)
  • Bimlesh Singh (Iglas - Aligarh)
  • Satya Pal Singh (Khair - Aligarh)
  • Madan Bhaiya (Khekra - Baghpat)
  • Kaukab Hameed Khan (Baghpat - Baghpat)
  • Satyandra (Barnawa - Baghpat)
  • Ajay Tomar (Chhaprauli - Baghpat)
  • Kadir Rana (Morna - Muzaffarnagar)
  • Abdul Warish Khan (Thana Bhawan - Shamli)

    • Party's MLA's in 15th Vidhan Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) are:

  • Pooran Prakash, (Baldev constituency - Mathura)
  • Thakur Dalveer Singh, (Barauli - Aligarh)
  • Tejpal Singh, (Chhata- Mathura)
  • Kartar Singh Bhadana, (Khatauli)
  • Virpal Rathi (Chhaprauli - Bagpath)
  • Bhagwati Prasad Suryavanshi (Khair - Aligarh)
  • Badan Singh (Mathura)
  • Triloki Ram (Iglas - Aligarh)
  • Sudesh Sharma (Modinagar)
  • Jabar Singh Pradhan Kotban

    • Party's MLA's in 16th Vidhan Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) are:

  • Pooran Prakash, (Baldev constituency - Mathura)
  • Thakur Dalveer Singh, (Barauli - Aligarh)
  • Virpal Rathi, (Chhaprauli - Bagpath)
  • Tejpal Singh, (Chhata- Mathura)
  • Triloki Ram (Iglas - Aligarh)
  • Bhagwati Prasad Suryavanshi (Khair - Aligarh)
  • Kartar Singh Bhadana (Khatauli - Muzaffarnagar)
  • Jayant Chaudhary (Mant - Mathura)
  • Sudesh Sharma (Modinagar)

    • Party's MLA's in 17th Vidhan Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) are:

  • Sahender Singh Ramala (Chhaprauli - Baghpat)

    • References

    Rashtriya Lok Dal Wikipedia
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