Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support... Wikipedia

• Abbreviation:  RJD
• President:  Lalu Prasad Yadav
• Chairperson:  Tejashwi Yadav
• Lok Sabha leader:  Abhay Kushwaha
• Rajya Sabha leader:  Prem Chand Gupta
• Founder:  Lalu Prasad Yadav, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Jagada Nand Singh, Tulsidas Mehta, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Mohammed Taslimuddin, Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
• Founded:  July 05, 1997
• 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:  Democratic socialism, Left-wing populism
• Political position:  Centre-left
• Colours:  Green
• ECI Status:  State party in Bihar
• Alliance:  National Alliance, INDIA (since 2023), Regional Alliances, MGB (Bihar) (2015–present), MGB (Jharkhand) (2019–present), LDF (Kerala) (2023-present), ASOM (Assam) (2021-present) Former Alliances, UPA (2004–2009), (2014-2023) (till dissolved)) (National), RJD-LJP Alliance (2009-2014), Congress Alliance (1999-2004), Fourth Front (2009), Left Front (West Bengal) (2006-2011), Mahajot (West Bengal) (2016), Mahajot (Assam) (Assam) (2016-2021), AIUDF-led Alliance (Assam) (2016)
• Seats in Lok Sabha:  4 / 543
• Seats in Rajya Sabha:  5 / 245
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo