Rashtriya Lok Samta Party

For other uses, see Samata Party (disambiguation).

Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
AbbreviationRLSP
PresidentUpendra Kushwaha
FounderUpendra Kushwaha
Founded3 March 2013 (11 years ago) (2013-03-03)
Dissolved14 March 2021 (3 years ago) (2021-03-14)
Split fromJanata Dal (United)
Merged intoJanata Dal (United)
ECI StatusState Party
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance (2014—2018)
United Progressive Alliance (2018—2020)
Grand Democratic Secular Front
(2020—2021)
Election symbol
Website
ralospa.in

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (abbreviated as RLSP; translation: National People's Equity Party) was a political party in India led by Upendra Kushwaha. It was launched on 3 March 2013 and was based in the state of Bihar.[1][2] The party came into existence as a result of a feud between Nitish Kumar and Upendra Kushwaha, after which Kushwaha left The Nitish Kumar lead Janata Dal (United) and formed his own party.[3] It has faced multiple rebellions and desertions since 2015.[4][5][6] After the relations between Nitish and Kushwaha normalized, Upendra Kushwaha merged RLSP into JDU on 14 March 2021, with this, the party ceased to exist.[7]

  1. ^ "RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha quits as Union Minister". Business Line. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2015). "India – National Democratic Alliance". Political Handbook of the World 2015. United States: CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7157-3.
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  7. ^ "RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha announces merger with JDU". India Today. 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2021.