Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | |
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| Abbreviation | RLSP |
| President | Upendra Kushwaha |
| Founder | Upendra Kushwaha |
| Founded | 3 March 2013 |
| Dissolved | 14 March 2021 |
| Split from | Janata Dal (United) |
| Preceded by | Samata Party |
| Merged into | Janata Dal (United) |
| Succeeded by | Rashtriya Lok Morcha |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance (2014—2018) United Progressive Alliance (2018—2020) Grand Democratic Secular Front (2020—2021) |
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| Website | |
| ralospa | |
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 based in the state of Bihar. The party came into existence as a result of a feud between Nitish Kumar and Upendra Kushwaha, after which Kushwaha left the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) and formed his own party. It has faced multiple rebellions and desertions since 2015. After relations between Nitish and Kushwaha normalized, Upendra Kushwaha merged RLSP into JDU on 14 March 2021, with this, the party ceased to exist.