Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Abbreviation	LJP (RV), LJP (R)
President	Chirag Paswan
Lok Sabha leader	Chirag Paswan
Founder	Chirag Paswan
Founded	5 October 2021
Merger of	Bharatiya Sab Log Party
Split from	Lok Janshakti Party
Headquarters	1-wheeler road Patna, Bihar 800001
Student wing	Chhatra Lok Janashakti Party
Youth wing	Yuva Lok Janashakti Party
Women's wing	Mahila Lok Janashakti Party
Ideology	Social Justice; Secularism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Violet
ECI Status	Recognised as state party in Bihar and Nagaland
Alliance	NDA (2021–22), (2023–Present) ; NEDA (2023–Present)
Seats in Lok Sabha	5 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Bihar Legislative Council	0 / 75
Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly	0 / 243
Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly	2 / 60
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly	1 / 81
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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

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 / 543	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	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		1,063	0.01%	new
Gujarat
2022		none	1	0 / 182		411	0%	new
Jharkhand
2024	Janardan Paswan	NDA	1	1 / 81	1	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	98,972	8.64%	new	Support NDPP-BJP govt.
Rajasthan
2023	Chirag Paswan	none	9	0 / 200		3,181	0.01%	new
Uttar Pradesh
2022		none	21	0 / 403		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
No.	Portrait	Name President/Spokenpson/State President	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1		Chirag Paswan (National President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)	5 October 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 319 days
2		Raju Tiwari (Bihar State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)	5 October 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 319 days
3		Dr.Arvind Kumar Bajpai National Spokenporson Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)	5 October 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 319 days
4		Shri Richard Humtsoe Nagaland State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)	5 October 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 319 days
5		Janardan Paswan Jharkhand State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)	25 July 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 26 days

Legislative leaders

List of union cabinet ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Portfolio	Term in office			Elected constituency (House)	Prime Minister
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Portfolio	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office	Elected constituency (House)	Prime Minister
1		Chirag Paswan (b. 1982)	Ministry of Food Processing Industries	9 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 72 days	Hajipur (Lok Sabha)	Narendra Modi

List of Member of Parliament

Lok sabha MPs
SL. No.	Name	Constituency	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1	Chirag Paswan (Union Cabinet Minister)	Hajipur	June 4, 2024	Present	442 days
2	Rajesh Verma	Khagaria
3	Shambhavi Choudhary	Samastipur
4	Veena Devi	Vaishali
5	Arun Bharti	Jamui

List of Member of 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Vidhan sabha
SL. No.	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1		Naiba Konyak (MLA)	Tobu	February 20, 2023	Present	912 days
2		Dr. Sukhato A. Sema (MLA)	Pughoboto

List of Member of 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

2024 Jharkhand Vidhan sabha
SL. No.	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Assumed office	Left office	Time in office
1		Janardan Paswan (MLA)	Chatra	November 28, 2024	Present	265 days

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.

[1] "LJP's choice of candidates shows party stands for secularism, social justice: Paswan)". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2019.

[2] "LJP's choice of candidates shows party stands for secularism, social justice: Paswan)". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2019.

[3] "Chirag Paswan Thanks Poll Body For New Party Name, Announces Bypoll Candidates". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[4] "EC freezes LJP election symbol amid tiff between Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras factions". The Times of India. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[5] "Chirag Paswan, Pashupati Paras-led LJP factions get new party names, poll symbols". Zee News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[6] "EC issues new names, symbols to LJP factions amid Chirag Paswan, Paras feud". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[7] "Lok Janshakti Party: The 20-year-old,why did Ram Vilas Paswan separate a party". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[8] "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.

[9] "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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