# Rashtriya Lok Dal

Rashtriya Lok Dal (abbreviated as RLD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian regional political party in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It was founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of the former prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh in 1996 as a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal.

## History

Ajit Singh was re-elected in 1996 as a Congress candidate but resigned from the party and Lok Sabha. He then founded Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party and was re-elected from Baghpat in 1997 by-election.
In 1999, he relaunched his party with the name Rashtriya Lok Dal. While Singh lost the 1998 election and was re-elected in 1999, 2004 and 2009. From 2001 to 2003, he was Minister of Agriculture in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. After his party joined the ruling United Progressive Alliance in 2011, he was Minister of Civil Aviation from December 2011 to May 2014. In 2019 Indian general election, he contested from Muzaffarnagar but lost to Sanjeev Balyan of BJP by a very small margin of 6526 votes.
RLD could not make any strong presence from 2014 to 2022, even losing its traditional seats. On the other hand, the party was able to win nine of 33 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election which it contested in alliance with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh which gave boost to the party life.

## RLD party office bearers

* National President - Jayant Singh
* National Vice President - Dr. Yashveer Singh
* National General Secretary (Organization)- Trilok Tyagi
* National General Secretary-
* K.P. Choudhary
* Abdul Sagir Khan
* Sukhveer Singh Gathina
* Malook Nagar
* Girish Kumar Chaudhary
* Rajendra Sharma
* Munshi Ram
* Chandan Chauhan
* State President, Uttar Pradesh - Ramashish Rai
* Nari Shakti Sangathan (RLD) National President - Manisha Ahlawat
* State President Chatrasabha, Uttar Pradesh - Aman Pandey

## Electoral history

Lok Sabha (Lower House)
| Term | Indian General Election | Seats contested | Seats won | % of votes |
| 12th Lok Sabha | 1998 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0.37% |
| 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 | 10 | 3 | 0.63% |
| 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 | 7 | 5 | 0.44% |
| 16th Lok Sabha | 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0.13% |
| 17th Lok Sabha | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0.24% |
| 18th Lok Sabha | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0.14% |

### Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)

| Term | Assembly Election | Seats contested | Seats won | % of votes |
| 13th Legislative assembly | 1996 | 38 | 8 | 2.13% |
| 14th Legislative assembly | 2002 | 38 | 14 | 2.65% |
| 15th Legislative assembly | 2007 | 254 | 10 | 1.95% |
| 16th Legislative assembly | 2012 | 46 | 9 | 2.33% |
| 17th legislative assembly | 2017 | 171 | 1 | 1.71% |
| 18th Legislative assembly | 2022 | 33 | 9 | 2.85% |

## Legislative members
### Rajyasabha members (MPs)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Constituency | Constituency |
| 1 | Jayant Chaudhary | 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | Uttar Pradesh |

### Lok sabha members (MPs)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Constituency | Constituency |
| 1 | Dr.Rajkumar Sangwan | 4 June 2024 | Incumbent | Baghpat Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Chandan Singh Chauhan | 4 June 2024 | Incumbent | Bijnor Uttar Pradesh |

### Vidhan sabha members (MLAs)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Constituency | State |
| 1 | Dr. Subhash Garg | 11 December 2018 | Incumbent | Bharatpur | Rajasthan |
| 2 | Rajpal Singh Baliyan | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Budhana | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 | Persann Chaudhary | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Shamli | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | Dr. Ajay Kumar Tomar | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Chhaprauli | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5 | Pradeep Chaudhary "Guddu" | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Sadabad | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Ghulam Mohammad | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Siwalkhas | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 | Ashraf Ali Khan | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Thana Bhawan | Uttar Pradesh |
| 8 | Mithlesh Pal | 23 November 2024 (by-election) | Incumbent | Meerapur | Uttar Pradesh |
| 9 | Anil Kumar | 10 March 2022 | Incumbent | Purqazi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 | Madan Bhaiya | 6 November 2022 (by-election) | Incumbent | Khatauli | Uttar Pradesh |

### Vidhan parishad members (MLCs)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Constituency | State |
| 1 | Yogesh Choudhary | 6 May 2024 | Incumbent | elected by Legislative assembly member's | Uttar Pradesh |

## List of ministers in union government

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Portfolio | Prime Minister |
| 1 | Chaudhary Ajit Singh | 22 July 2001 | 24 May 2003 | Minister of Agriculture | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 1 | Chaudhary Ajit Singh | 18 December 2011 | 26 May 2014 | Minister of Civil Aviation | Manmohan Singh |
| 2 | Jayant Chaudhary | 7 June 2024 | Incumbent | Minister of State (Independent Charge) For Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Government of India Minister of State For Education Government of India | Narendra Modi |

## List of ministers in state governments
### 1.Rajasthan

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Portfolio | Chief Minister | Chief Minister |
| 1 | Subhash Garg | 2018 | 2023 | State Minister of Technical Education (I.C.), Ayurveda & Indian Medicines (I.C.), Public Grivences & Redressal (I.C.), Minority Affairs Waqf, Colonisation Agriculture Command Area, Development & Water Utilisation | Ashok Gehlot |

### 2.Uttar Pradesh

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office | Portfolio | Chief Minister | Chief Minister |
| 1 | Anil Kumar | 2024 | Incumbent | Cabinet Minister of Science & Technology | Yogi Adityanath |