Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (abbr. LJP(RV), lit. 'People's Manpower Party (Ram Vilas)') is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan. Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party and allotted new name and symbol to both factions. It is now one of two separate factions – the other being the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.
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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (abbr. LJP(RV), lit. 'People's Manpower Party (Ram Vilas)') is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan. Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party and allotted new name and symbol to both factions. It is now one of two separate factions – the other being the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.
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.
Jharkhand
LJP (RV) fielded 1 candidate as part of the National Democratic Alliance from Chatra Assembly constituency. It won the only seat it contested and had an overall vote share of 0.61%.
Bihar
LJP (RV) fielded 29 candidates as part of the National Democratic Alliance. seat sharing deal. It won 19 seats it contested and had an overall vote share of 4.97%.
Electoral performance
Indian general elections
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Lok Sabha</th><th>Party leader</th><th>Seats contested</th><th>Seats won</th><th>Change in seats</th><th>Percentage of votes</th><th>Vote swing</th><th>Popular vote</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2024</td><td>18th</td><td>Chirag Paswan</td><td>5</td><td>5 / 543</td><td>5</td><td>0.44%</td><td></td><td>2,810,250</td><td>Government</td></tr></tbody></table>
State legislative assembly elections
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Party leader</th><th>Pre-poll alliance</th><th>Seats contested</th><th>Seats won / Seats contested</th><th>Change in seats</th><th>Total votes</th><th>Overall vote %</th><th>Vote swing</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bihar</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Chirag Paswan</td><td>NDA</td><td>30</td><td>19 / 30</td><td></td><td>2,497,358</td><td>4.97%</td><td>new</td><td>Government</td></tr><tr><td>Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>1</td><td>0 / 1</td><td></td><td>50,209</td><td>0.53%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chhattisgarh</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td></td><td>none</td><td>3</td><td>0 / 3</td><td></td><td>1,063</td><td>0.01%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gujarat</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td></td><td>none</td><td>1</td><td>0 / 1</td><td></td><td>411</td><td>0%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jharkhand</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Janardan Paswan</td><td>NDA</td><td>1</td><td>1 / 1</td><td>1</td><td>109,019</td><td>0.61</td><td>new</td><td>Opposition</td></tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td></td><td>none</td><td>2</td><td>0 / 2</td><td></td><td>930</td><td>0%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manipur</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td></td><td>none</td><td>3</td><td>0 / 3</td><td></td><td>626</td><td>0.03%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nagaland</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Richard Humtsoe</td><td>none</td><td>16</td><td>2 / 16</td><td>2</td><td>98,972</td><td>8.64%</td><td>new</td><td>Support NPF-BJP govt.</td></tr><tr><td>Rajasthan</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Chirag Paswan</td><td>none</td><td>9</td><td>0 / 9</td><td></td><td>3,181</td><td>0.01%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uttar Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td></td><td>none</td><td>21</td><td>0 / 21</td><td></td><td>12,247</td><td>0.01%</td><td>new</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
List of party leaders
National Presidents/National Spokenpors/State President
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Name President/Spokenpson/State President</th><th>Term in office</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Assumed office</td><td>Left office</td><td>Time in office</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Chirag Paswan National President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)</td><td>5 October 2021</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>4 years, 133 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td>Raju Tiwari Bihar State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)</td><td>5 October 2021</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>4 years, 133 days</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Arvind Kumar Bajpai National Spokenporson Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)</td><td>5 October 2021</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>4 years, 133 days</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Richard Humtsoe Nagaland State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)</td><td>5 October 2021</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>4 years, 133 days</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Janardan Paswan Jharkhand State President Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)</td><td>25 July 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>1 year, 205 days</td></tr></tbody></table>
List of MLAs across Indian States
Bihar
<table><thead><tr><th>AC No.</th><th>AC Name</th><th>Candidate name</th><th>Gender</th><th>Age</th><th>Total Votes</th><th>Vote %</th><th>Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11</td><td>Sugauli</td><td>Rajesh Kumar Alias Bablu Gupta</td><td>Male</td><td>55</td><td>98,875</td><td>49.74</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Govindganj</td><td>Raju Tiwari</td><td>Male</td><td>55</td><td>96,034</td><td>52.55</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Belsand</td><td>Amit Kumar</td><td>Male</td><td>34</td><td>82,076</td><td>44.83</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Bahadurganj</td><td>Mohammad Kalimuddin</td><td>Male</td><td>57</td><td>57,195</td><td>26.34</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Kasba</td><td>Nitesh Kumar Singh</td><td>Male</td><td>39</td><td>86,877</td><td>36.81</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Balrampur</td><td>Sangita Devi</td><td>Female</td><td>41</td><td>80,459</td><td>29.04</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>Simri Bakhtiarpur</td><td>Sanjay Kumar Singh</td><td>Male</td><td>58</td><td>109,699</td><td>46.94</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>Bochahan (SC)</td><td>Baby Kumari</td><td>Female</td><td>48</td><td>108,186</td><td>49.43</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>107</td><td>Darauli (SC)</td><td>Vishnu Deo Paswan</td><td>Male</td><td>33</td><td>83,014</td><td>47.38</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>119</td><td>Garkha (SC)</td><td>Simant Mrinal</td><td>Male</td><td>34</td><td>78,330</td><td>38.49</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>126</td><td>Mahua</td><td>Sanjay Kumar Singh</td><td>Male</td><td>45</td><td>87,641</td><td>41.47</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>145</td><td>Sahebpur Kamal</td><td>Surendra Kumar Alias Surendra Vivek</td><td>Male</td><td>55</td><td>61,077</td><td>32.20</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>147</td><td>Bakhri (SC)</td><td>Sanjay Kumar</td><td>Male</td><td>52</td><td>98,511</td><td>47.67</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>151</td><td>Parbatta</td><td>Babulal Shorya</td><td>Male</td><td>38</td><td>118,677</td><td>55.18</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>158</td><td>Nathnagar</td><td>Mithun Kumar</td><td>Male</td><td>39</td><td>118,143</td><td>48.92</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>180</td><td>Bakhtiarpur</td><td>Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao</td><td>Male</td><td>51</td><td>88,520</td><td>45.14</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>185</td><td>Fatuha</td><td>Rupa Kumari</td><td>Female</td><td>29</td><td>82,566</td><td>41.66</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>187</td><td>Maner</td><td>Jitendra Yadav</td><td>Male</td><td>45</td><td>90,764</td><td>40.14</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>190</td><td>Paliganj</td><td>Sunil Kumar</td><td>Male</td><td>42</td><td>74,450</td><td>40.83</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>199</td><td>Brahampur</td><td>Hulas Pande</td><td>Male</td><td>48</td><td>92,608</td><td>44.87</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>207</td><td>Chenari (SC)</td><td>Murari Prasad Gautam</td><td>Male</td><td>45</td><td>95,579</td><td>46.44</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>212</td><td>Dehri</td><td>Rajeev Ranjan Singh Alias Sonu Singh</td><td>Male</td><td>41</td><td>104,022</td><td>54.29</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>218</td><td>Makhdumpur (SC)</td><td>Rani Kumari</td><td>Female</td><td>50</td><td>72,939</td><td>43.83</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>220</td><td>Obra</td><td>Prakash Chandra</td><td>Male</td><td>47</td><td>91,638</td><td>44.83</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>226</td><td>Sherghati</td><td>Uday Kumar Singh</td><td>Male</td><td>52</td><td>77,270</td><td>38.13</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>229</td><td>Bodh Gaya (SC)</td><td>Shyamdeo Paswan</td><td>Male</td><td>53</td><td>99,355</td><td>43.00</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>235</td><td>Rajauli (SC)</td><td>Vimal Rajbanshi</td><td>Male</td><td>59</td><td>90,272</td><td>44.98</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>238</td><td>Gobindpur</td><td>Binita Mehta</td><td>Female</td><td>42</td><td>72,581</td><td>40.12</td><td>Won</td></tr></tbody></table>
Jharkhand
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>Vote %</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>LJP (RV)</td><td>Janardan Paswan</td><td>109,019</td><td>40.58</td><td>New</td></tr></tbody></table>
Nagaland
<table><thead><tr><th>District</th><th>AC No.</th><th>Assembly Constituency</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Party</th><th>Votes</th><th>Vote %</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Zünheboto</td><td>13</td><td>Pughoboto (ST)</td><td>Sukhato A. Sema</td><td>LJP (RV)</td><td>7,808</td><td>52.80</td></tr><tr><td>Mon</td><td>55</td><td>Tobu (ST)</td><td>Naiba Konyak</td><td>LJP (RV)</td><td>10,622</td><td>51.17</td></tr></tbody></table>
Legislative leaders
List of union cabinet ministers
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Name (Birth–Death)</th><th>Portfolio</th><th>Term in office</th><th>Elected constituency (House)</th><th>Prime Minister</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Assumed office</td><td>Left office</td><td>Time in office</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Chirag Paswan (b. 1982)</td><td>Ministry of Food Processing Industries</td><td>9 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>1 year, 251 days</td><td>Hajipur (Lok Sabha)</td><td>Narendra Modi</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
List of Member of Parliament
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
<table><thead><tr><th>SL. No.</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Name</th><th>Constituency</th><th>Assumed office</th><th>Left office</th><th>Time in office</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Chirag Paswan (Union Cabinet Minister)</td><td>Hajipur</td><td>June 4, 2024</td><td>Present</td><td>621 days</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td>Rajesh Verma</td><td>Khagaria</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Shambhavi Choudhary</td><td>Samastipur</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Veena Devi</td><td>Vaishali</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Arun Bharti</td><td>Jamui</td></tr></tbody></table>