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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
  • 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

As JD(U) demands High Court Benches for Bihar, Centre refuses to relent, points to rule book

August 10, 2024 8:30 pm

JD(U) MP Giridhari Yadav says setting up High Court Benches under Central list, but Union Law Minister Arun Ram Meghwal says state government has to get proposal approved by HC Chief Justice and Governor before Centre can consider it

Bihar a close race, how Tejashwi Yadav is planning to start picking up momentum

August 04, 2024 7:37 am

RJD leader plans to embark on multi-phase yatra after August 15, party insiders say the idea is to not give hand over initiative to a new political player such as Prashant Kishor

Lalu aide and RJD MLC expelled from House for 'mimicking' Nitish: Who is Sunil Singh?

July 28, 2024 7:54 am

Nitish govt has also turned up heat on Sunil Singh by staying election in Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union (BISCOMAUN), which is headed by Singh

RJD’s ‘surprise’ Buxar victor, Sudhakar Singh: A perennial ‘rebel’ devoted to farmers’ cause

July 25, 2024 6:32 am

‘Why should govt spend on bullet trains instead of farm sector,’ asks first-time MP Sudhakar, who was forced to resign as agriculture minister in Nitish cabinet after he had called his own dept “corrupt”

With exit poll results and BJP’s return, a message: North to South, the Indian voter has evolved

June 02, 2024 1:58 pm

Welfare, accountability and an effective delivery mechanism can be game changers in politics — political parties and all the other stakeholders would do well to take a leaf out of the BJP model

Mehboob Ali Kaiser, NDA's lone Muslim MP in Bihar, joins RJD

April 21, 2024 1:13 pm

It was not immediately known whether the RJD, which has announced candidates for all but one of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it is contesting, will be fielding Kaiser in the ongoing elections.

Bihar buzz: Modi leading light, Tejashwi sonrise, Nitish sunset

May 07, 2024 6:42 am

In Bihar, there appears to be no overwhelming wave in favour of one party and no single emotive issue that has captured the imagination of voters.

After cold shoulder from NDA, an old RJD ally returns with three Lok Sabha seats as welcome gift

April 06, 2024 6:42 am

Sahani had walked out of Mahagathbandhan before the 2020 Assembly polls and had won four seats as an NDA ally. Later, its three MLAs switched to the BJP and one legislator died.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: Congress releases list of 17 candidates for Lok Sabha Election 2024

April 03, 2024 9:45 am

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: The list includes candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar

Rise of new face in RJD first family: Rohini Acharya, kidney donor of father Lalu, gets set for Lok Sabha poll debut

March 24, 2024 7:54 am

While Rohini will contest from Saran LS seat, becoming fourth of Lalu and Rabri’s nine children to enter politics, her eldest sister Misa Bharati will again contest Pataliputra

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