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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
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- Abbreviation RLD
- President Jayant Chaudhary
- Founder Ajit Singh
- Founded 1996; 29 years Ago (1996)
- Country India
- Headquarters AB 97, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi, 110011
- Eci Status Unrecognised Party
- Ideology Jats Upliftment, Regionalism, Farmers' Rights
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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 08 Feb 2025
Rashtriya Lok Dal: A Regional Force in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), meaning National People's Party, is a regional political party primarily active in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Founded in 1996 by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh...
RASHTRIYA LOK DAL NEWS
As SP gets ready to plug RLD-shaped hole in west UP, Congress may demand more seats
February 13, 2024 9:05 am
While some in Akhilesh Yadav’s party say RLD leaving the INDIA bloc for the NDA won’t have much of an impact, others say the party should promote its own Jat leaders.
Dil jeet liya, says Jayant, hints at pact with BJP in western UP
February 10, 2024 1:50 am
On the Congress not honouring Charan Singh with the Bharat Ratna, Jayant Chaudhary said that had Ajit Singh been alive today, he would have been quite happy. Modi has won the heart of “every follower of Chaudhary Charan Singh”, he added.
RLD deal ‘almost finalised’: What BJP has offered as Jayant Chaudhary inches closer to quitting INDIA bloc
February 09, 2024 6:53 am
Senior RLD leader says the “formal announcement may happen in a day or two”, BJP refuses to give up Muzaffarnagar and Kairana
Delhi Confidential: Sports Boost
January 25, 2024 12:29 pm
To get a foothold among young voters, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary is repeatedly making contributions from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds for development of sports infrastructure in western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
SP-RLD seat-sharing pact in place: How the two parties have fared in recent polls in UP
January 21, 2024 7:02 pm
The RLD, which has never won more than five Lok Sabha seats in history, is set to contest seven constituencies. Meanwhile, the SP’s recent poll performances are a far cry from its best-ever showing of 35 seats in 2004
Going by 2022 UP results, why SP needs to be fulcrum of any INDIA alliance for LS polls
January 18, 2024 4:46 pm
INDIA bloc allies were ahead of NDA in only 23 LS seats, juxtaposed to 2022 Assembly results, of which SP was ahead in 20, on its own strength. Congress votes made a difference in only 3 additional seats. If BSP was on board, INDIA could have taken 53 seats.
After SP in MP, now RLD unhappy with Congress over Rajasthan, questions 1 seat, ‘long wait’
November 11, 2023 11:09 am
“We were hopeful of 5-6 seats, but Congress didn’t clarify its stand till last moment. This was done so that we don’t go solo or ally with any other party,” an RLD leader in UP says
Ties strained, RLD sends SP a signal: Wants 12 seats in LS polls
July 10, 2023 2:02 am
Says its priority is to get back state-level party status, for which it wants to contest more seats; in 2019, the party had fought 3 seats, won none
Akhilesh starts SP's 2024 LS drill, district chiefs put to work on seat-wise info
June 04, 2023 1:29 pm
Party plans detailed data on constituencies won by rival parties, to help it plan seat-wise strategy, campaign, and decide candidates
SP-RLD alliance hits turbulence: As rift with Akhilesh Yadav widens, Jayant Chaudhary ‘explores options’
May 22, 2023 9:03 am
Both parties officially maintain there is no divide, but an RLD leader claims Jayant Chaudhary and Congress top brass have held talks. Another says, “SP national president has been bullying us. He didn’t give us a single mayoral seat in west UP.”
