Rashtriya Lok Dal

Rashtriya Lok Dal
Abbreviation	RLD
Chairperson	Jayant Chaudhary[1]
Founder	Ajit Singh
Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Split from	Janata Dal
Preceded by	Lok Dal
Headquarters	AB 97, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi, 110011
Ideology	Secularism[2] Regionalism[3] Jats upliftment[4] Farmers' rights[5]
ECI Status	Unrecognised party[6]
Alliance	Current NDA (2024-Present, 2009-2011), Previously SP+ (2003-2007, 2018-2024) (Uttar Pradesh)
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 245
Seats in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly	9 / 403
Seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly	1 / 200
Number of states and union territories in government	2 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.rashtriyalokdal.com
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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.^[7][8]