Rashtriya Lok Samata Party

The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय लोक समता; English: National People's Equality Party; abbreviated as RLSP) is a political party in the Indian State Bihar, founded and formed on 3 March 2013. Initially, it was formed as Rashtriya Samta Party in 2009 by founder President Upendra Kushwaha & founder General Secretary Rambihari Singh. Later on the party was known as Rashtriya Lok Samta Party founded by Kushwaha, who unveiled the name and flag of his party at an impressive rally at the historic Gandhi Maidan. Prof. Kushwaha, a former M.P & socialist leader Dr. ARun Kumar is the Bihar state president, socialist senior leader Shankar Aazad is national vice president, while Fazal Imama Mallick, and socialist leader Rambihari Singh are the National General Secretary of the party respectively. Shri Baleshwar Prasad, a dynamic leader is the Maha Sachiv and working at grassroot level to strengthen the Party. Apparently eyeing the support of minorities, Backward castes and the Most Backward Castes (MBCs) for revival of his fledgling political career, the RLSP founding leader lambasted both Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supreme Lalu Prasad for fooling the people of Bihar for over two decades with one false promise or another.^[1]

RLSP offered a delivery in terms of concrete results if voted to power and ensure economic development of Bihar and welfare of its people.^[2]

General Election 2014

On 23 February 2014, the RLSP entered into an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance. As per the alliance, the RLSP contested three seats from Bihar for 2014 General Elections namely Sitamarhi, Karakat and Jahanabad. The party won all three seats as it rode the Modi wave which swept the 2014 Lok Sabha General Elections.^[3]

See also

• List of political parties in India

References

External links

• George Fernandes' profile
• Rashtriya Lok Samta Party