Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)
Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)
Abbreviation	RJD(D)
Leader	Nagmani
Founder	Nagmani
Founded	2001
Split from	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Merged into	Bharatiya Janata Party
ECI Status	Registered unrecognized
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance (2001-2003)
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic) (National People's Party (Democratic)), political party in India, formed when a group of five MPs (three Lok Sabha, two Rajya Sabha) broke away from Rashtriya Janata Dal 2001.^[1] RJD(D) joined National Democratic Alliance and RJD(D) leader Nagmani became a minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2003. Later the same year RJD(D) merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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