Lok Janshakti Party

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

India

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of India

Constitution Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Government Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Deputy Prime Minister Ministers Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Recent Elections General elections, 2004 State Assembly elections Political parties Supreme Court Chief Justice Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal High Courts District Courts States and territories Human rights Political scandals Foreign relations

Other countries Portal:Politics Portal:Government of India view • talk • edit

The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a political party in India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal (United). The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha elections marked a major break-through for the party.It contested the polls in alliance with Congress and RJD and won 4 Lok Sabha seats. Ramvilas Paswan became the minister of Steel and Fertilizers. In 2005 Bihar assembly poll the party contested in alliance with Congress and against RJD and won 29 assembly seats. It has the key to form the next government in Bihar.

After no group was able to form a coalition Presidents rule was imposed. After a few months Bihar's state assembly was dissolved because no group could form a coalition and fresh elections returned NDA supported Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister. This has been a major setback for Paswan.