The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP (RV)) is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan.[3] Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party[4] and allotted new name and symbol to both factions.[5] It is now one of two separate factions - the other being the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
Jharkhand
LJP (RV) fielded 1 candidate as part of the National Democratic Alliance from Chatra Assembly constituency. It won from the only seat it contested and had an overall vote share of 0.61%.
Electoral performance
Indian general 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 / 543 |
 5
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0.44% | 
|
2,810,250 | Government |
State legislative assembly elections
| Year | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Total votes | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar | |||||||||
| 2025 | Chirag Paswan | NDA | 0 / 243
|
new | |||||
| Delhi | |||||||||
| 2025 | NDA | 1 | 0 / 70
|
|
50,209 | 0.53% | new |
| |
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||
| 2023 | none | 3 | 0 / 90
|
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1,063 | 0.01% | new |
| |
| Gujarat | |||||||||
| 2022 | none | 1 | 0 / 182
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411 | 0% | new |
| |
| Jharkhand | |||||||||
| 2024 | Janardan Paswan | NDA | 1 | 1 / 81
|
1
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109,019 | 0.61 | new | Opposition |
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||
| 2023 | none | 2 | 0 / 230
|
|
930 | 0% | new |
| |
| Manipur | |||||||||
| 2022 | none | 3 | 0 / 60
|
|
626 | 0.03% | new |
| |
| Nagaland | |||||||||
| 2023 | Richard Humtsoe | none | 16 | 2 / 60
|
2
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98,972 | 8.64% | new | Support NDPP-BJP govt. |
| Rajasthan | |||||||||
| 2023 | Chirag Paswan | none | 9 | 0 / 200
|
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3,181 | 0.01% | new |
|
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||
| 2022 | none | 21 | 0 / 403
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12,247 | 0.01% | new |
| |
List of party leaders
National Presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | 
|
Chirag Paswan (b. 1982) |
5 October 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 139 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 | 257 days | Hajipur (Lok Sabha) |
Narendra Modi | |
List of Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
| SL. No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Chirag Paswan (Union Cabinet Minister) |
Hajipur | June 4, 2024 | Present | 262 days |
| 2 | 
|
Rajesh Verma | Khagaria | |||
| 3 | Shambhavi Choudhary | Samastipur | ||||
| 4 | 
|
Veena Devi | Vaishali | |||
| 5 | 
|
Arun Bharti | Jamui |
See also
- Lok Janshakti Party
- Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
- Chirag Paswan, Union Cabinet Minister
- Ram Vilas Paswan
- List of political parties in India
- List of politicians from Bihar
References
- ^ "LJP's choice of candidates shows party stands for secularism, social justice: Paswan)". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "LJP's choice of candidates shows party stands for secularism, social justice: Paswan)". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Chirag Paswan Thanks Poll Body For New Party Name, Announces Bypoll Candidates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "EC freezes LJP election symbol amid tiff between Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras factions". The Times of India. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras-led LJP factions get new party names, poll symbols". Zee News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "EC issues new names, symbols to LJP factions amid Chirag Paswan, Paras feud". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Lok Janshakti Party: The 20-year-old,why did Ram Vilas Paswan separate a party". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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