Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
AbbreviationLJP (RV), LJP (R)
PresidentChirag Paswan
FounderChirag Paswan
Founded5 October 2021 (2021-10-05)
Merger ofBharatiya Sab Log Party
Split fromLok Janshakti Party
Headquarters1-wheeler road Patna, Bihar 800001
IdeologySocial Justice[1]
Secularism[1]
Political positionCentre
Colours  Violet
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 543
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
List
0 / 75
(Bihar Legislative Council)
19 / 243
(Bihar Legislative Assembly)
2 / 60
(Nagaland Legislative Assembly)
1 / 81
(Jharkhand Legislative Assembly)
Number of states and union territories in government
2 / 31
Election symbol

Helicopter

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (abbr. LJP(RV), lit. 'People's Manpower Party (Ram Vilas)') is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan.[2] Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party[3] and allotted new name and symbol to both factions.[4] It is now one of two separate factions – the other being the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.[5][6]

Electoral history

Nagaland

LJP (RV) fielded candidates in 15 seats – two candidates won from Pughoboto and Tobu and eight candidates came second in eight other seats. The party received "state party" status in Nagaland, with around 8.65% of total votes.[7][8]

Jharkhand

LJP (RV) fielded 1 candidate as part of the National Democratic Alliance from Chatra Assembly constituency. It won the only seat it contested and had an overall vote share of 0.61%.

Bihar

LJP (RV) fielded 29 candidates as part of the National Democratic Alliance. seat sharing deal. It won 19 seats it contested and had an overall vote share of 4.97%.

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Lok Sabha Elections
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2024 18th Chirag Paswan 5 5 0.44% 2,810,250 Government

State legislative assembly elections

State assembly election results
Year Party leader Pre-poll alliance Seats contested Seats won / Seats contested Change in seats Total votes Overall vote % Vote swing Outcome
Bihar
2025 Chirag Paswan NDA 30
19 / 30
 2,497,358 4.97% new Government
Delhi
2025 NDA 1
0 / 1
 50,209 0.53% new
Chhattisgarh
2023 none 3
0 / 3
 1,063 0.01% new
Gujarat
2022 none 1
0 / 1
 411 0% new
Jharkhand
2024 Janardan Paswan NDA 1
1 / 1
 1 109,019 0.61 new Opposition
Madhya Pradesh
2023 none 2
0 / 2
 930 0% new
Manipur
2022 none 3
0 / 3
 626 0.03% new
Nagaland
2023 Richard Humtsoe none 16
2 / 16
 2 98,972 8.64% new Support NPF-BJP govt.
Rajasthan
2023 Chirag Paswan none 9
0 / 9
 3,181 0.01% new
Uttar Pradesh
2022 none 21
0 / 21
 12,247 0.01% new

List of party leaders

National Presidents/National Spokenpors/State President

No. Portrait Name
President/Spokenpson/State President 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Chirag Paswan
National President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) 		5 October 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 80 days
2 Raju Tiwari
Bihar State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) 		5 October 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 80 days
3 Arvind Kumar Bajpai
National Spokenporson Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) 		5 October 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 80 days
4 Richard Humtsoe
Nagaland State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) 		5 October 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 80 days
5 Janardan Paswan
Jharkhand State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) 		25 July 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 152 days

Legislative leaders

List of union cabinet ministers

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portfolio Term in office Elected constituency
(House) 		Prime Minister
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Chirag Paswan
(b. 1982) 		Ministry of Food Processing Industries 9 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 198 days Hajipur
(Lok Sabha) 		Narendra Modi

List of Member of Parliament

Lok sabha MPs
SL. No. Portrait Name Constituency Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Chirag Paswan
(Union Cabinet Minister) 		Hajipur June 4, 2024 Present 568 days
2 Rajesh Verma Khagaria
3 Shambhavi Choudhary Samastipur
4 Veena Devi Vaishali
5 Arun Bharti Jamui

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "LJP's choice of candidates shows party stands for secularism, social justice: Paswan)". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Chirag Paswan Thanks Poll Body For New Party Name, Announces Bypoll Candidates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "EC freezes LJP election symbol amid tiff between Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras factions". The Times of India. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras-led LJP factions get new party names, poll symbols". Zee News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "EC issues new names, symbols to LJP factions amid Chirag Paswan, Paras feud". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Lok Janshakti Party: The 20-year-old,why did Ram Vilas Paswan separate a party". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "LJP (Ram Vilas) emerges dark horse in Nagaland, win 2 seats, turns out runner-up in 8". The Times of India. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Chirag's party makes stunning debut in Nagaland, wins two seats, 8.65% of votes". Hindustan Times. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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