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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
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- Abbreviation RJD
- President Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Jagada Nand Singh, Tulsidas Mehta, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Mohammed Taslimuddin, Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
- Founded 5 July 1997 (27 Years Ago) (1997-07-05)
- Country India
- Headquarters 13, V. P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, India-110001
- Eci Status State Party In Bihar
- Ideology Bihari Nationalism, Regionalism, Democratic Socialism, Secularism, Left-wing Populism
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 05 Feb 2025
Rashtriya Janata Dal: A Bihar Powerhouse Founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is a prominent political party primarily based in Bihar. Its core support base traditionally comprises Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Dalits, and Muslims, establishing it as a significant vo...
RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL NEWS
'Never, ever save your god-like father if ...': Rohini Acharya says 'was cursed at' for donating 'dirty kidney' to Lalu Prasad Yadav
November 17, 2025 8:37 am
May none of you ever make a mistake like mine, may no family ever have a daughter like Rohini," she wrote on X.
Who is Rohini Acharya? Lalu's daughter 'quits politics, disowns family'
November 15, 2025 8:37 pm
Bihar election result: On Saturday, Acharya made the following post: “I am quitting politics and I am disowning my family…This is what Sanjay Yadav and Rameez had asked me to do…and I am taking all the blame”.
In blow to Lalu after Bihar poll rout, daughter Rohini quits politics, ‘disowns’ family
November 16, 2025 8:20 am
It was speculated that Rohini Acharya was "unhappy" over the expulsion of Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of Prasad, from the party.
Behind collapse: RJD ‘weak narrative’, Opposition failure to expand base
November 15, 2025 3:45 am
While the RJD, the single-largest party, was on course to end up with only 25 seats, down from 75 in 2020, the Congress was struggling to reach double digits.
In RJD’s shadow, Congress was doomed to fail in Bihar. Here’s what it needs to do now
November 14, 2025 6:25 pm
It needs to hone and groom a new breed of leaders in different communities, particularly the EBCs and Dalits, and put forward an alternative vision for economic revival and social harmony
Why 'jungle raj' casts a long shadow over the RJD
October 31, 2025 8:24 pm
It has been 20 years since the RJD lost power in Bihar, but Tejashwi Yadav is still fighting the baggage of ‘jungle raj’, which evokes memories of a high crime rate and a desperate migration out of the state.
Bihar polls: RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav promises permanent govt jobs to 'Jeevika Didis' with Rs 30k salary
October 22, 2025 12:32 pm
"We have kept forward our vision before as well, and they (NDA) are just copying the schemes announced by us...," the RJD leader said.
Bihar polls: RJD's Sasaram candidate Satendra Sah arrested after filing nomination
October 21, 2025 11:32 am
The Jharkhand Police said he was an accused in a 2004 bank robbery case at Chirounjiya More in Garhwa district.
RJD releases list of 143 candidates for Bihar polls, 5 of them to fight against INDIA bloc partners
October 20, 2025 3:05 pm
The list was released hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over.
Lalu’s PM dreams and a phone call with I K Gujral
October 12, 2025 3:31 pm
The year was 1996. With Janata Dal president S R Bommai’s name coming up in the hawala scandal — diaries of the Jain brothers had indicated payoffs to politicians who were identified only by their initials — the party named Lalu Prasad, then Chief Minister of Bihar, as party chief.
Cold war between Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar had them banning each other for 3 years
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1963 cast a dark shadow on the otherwise successful partnership between Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Rafi was known to be a simple, naive man who loved his job and preferred to stay away from the business of the movies. It was perhaps his disinterest in this business aspect of the movies, that caused a clash between the duo.