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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Lok Janshakti Party
|party_logo = [[File:Lok Janshakti Party Flag.svg|200px]]
|colorcode = {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}}
|abbreviation = LJP
|president = [[Chirag Paswan]] (LJP (RV))<br>[[Pashupati Kumar Paras]] (RLJP)
|chairman =
|secretary =
|ppchairman = Chirag Paswan (LJP (RV))<br>[[Veena Devi]] (RLJP)
|loksabha_leader = Chirag Paswan (LJP (RV))<br>Pashupati Kumar Paras (RLJP)
|rajyasabha_leader =
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2000|11|28}}
|founder = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
|split = [[Janata Dal]]
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] {{small|(2000—2003, 2014-2021)}}
|ideology =
|dissolution = 5th October 2021
|successor = On [[Election Commission of India|ECI]]'s Interim Order<br>{{bulleted list|[[Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party]]|[[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]}}
|position =
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bungalow.png|150px|Bungalow]]
|predecessor =
|colours ={{Color box|#0093DD|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#DA231B|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|#3F9C35|border=darkgray}} [[Shades of blue|Blue]], [[Shades of red|red]] and [[Shades of green|green]]}}

The '''Lok Janshakti Party''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''LJP''', “People’s Manpower Party”<ref name="Elections.in 2019">{{cite web | title=Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News | website=Elections.in | date=2019-05-23 | url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/lok-jan-shakti-party.html | access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref>) was a state [[political party]] mainly based in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. The party was formed in 2000 when [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] split from [[Janata Dal (United)]]. The party had a considerable following amongst [[Dalit (outcaste)|Dalits]] in Bihar. The Party is factioned into two parties [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=EC assigns new party names, symbols to warring LJP factions|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ec-assigns-new-party-names-symbols-to-warring-ljp-factions-101633458977010.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=दो हिस्सों में बंटी लोजपा: रामविलास पासवान की पार्टी के हुए दो टुकड़े, आयोग ने चुनाव चिह्न और नाम भी बदले|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/election-commission-allot-name-chirag-lok-janshakti-party-ram-vilas-and-pashupati-kumar-paras-allotted-the-name-rashtriya-lok-janshakti-party|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-05|title=चिराग पासवान की पार्टी का नाम होगा 'लोक जनशक्ति पार्टी (रामविलास)', अब 'हेलिकॉप्टर' के जरिए मांगेंगे वोट|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/election-commission-chirag-paswan-pashupati-kumar-paras-lok-janshakti-party-ram-vilas-rashtriya-lok-janshakti-party-854998.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=TV9 Bharatvarsh|language=hindi}}</ref> and [[Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=DNA Video|title=EC allots ‘Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party’ to Pashupati Paras {{!}} Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/video-ec-allots-rashtriya-lok-janshakti-party-to-pashupati-paras-2914245|access-date=2021-10-08|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pashupati Paras welcomes EC's decision after LJP factions get new party name, symbol|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/pashupati-paras-welcomes-ecs-decision-after-ljp-factions-get-new-party-name-symbol20211005140801|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.aninews.in|language=en}}</ref>

==History==

In 2000, late [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] formed the Lok Janshakti Party as its president. Along with Paswan his brother, [[Ram Chandra Paswan]], Capt. [[Jai Narain Prasad Nishad]] and [[Ramesh Jigajinagi]] also joined the party.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/11/28/stories/02280003.htm Yadav stalled rapproachement, says Paswan]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/11/29/stories/01290007.htm Paswan launches party]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/11/27/stories/0127000d.htm Janata Dal(U) splits]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

LJP contested the polls in alliance with the [[Indian National Congress]] and the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and won four Lok Sabha seats. [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] remained a Union Minister in [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]] and [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Ministry of Steel]].

In the [[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005 Bihar assembly polls held in February]] the party contested in alliance with the Congress and against the RJD and won 29 assembly seats.<ref name=Judgment-rameshwarprasad /> However no alliance could secure majority and party refused to give support to any alliance to form the Government. There were rumours that certain party MLAs were ready to defect to JD(U) allowing the formation of an NDA Government. In a controversial episode, [[President's rule]] was imposed in the State and after a few months Bihar's state assembly was dissolved. Elections were again held in [[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|October month]] in which [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] came to power with a thumping majority with [[Nitish Kumar]] as the Chief Minister. Party had fielded its candidates in 203 seats of which party could win only 10 seats.<ref name=Judgment-rameshwarprasad>{{cite web|title=Rameshwar Prasad & Ors Versus Union of India & Anr|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/511209/|publisher=Supreme Court of India|access-date=24 January 2006}}</ref><ref name=HINDU2005>{{cite news|title=Bihar comes under President's rule|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/08/stories/2005030807560100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904164313/http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/08/stories/2005030807560100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2005|access-date=28 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Governor recommends President's rule in Bihar|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2005/mar/06bihar.htm|access-date=28 February 2014|newspaper=Rediff|date=6 March 2005}}</ref>

The party contested the [[Indian general election in Bihar, 2009|2009 Lok Sabha General elections]] in an alliance called fourth front which constituted of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], Lok Janshakti Party and the [[Samajwadi Party]]. This move proved to be disastrous, since LJP couldn't win a single seat, and RJD were reduced to 4 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]. After the election [[Laloo Prasad Yadav]], admitted that it was a mistake to leave the UPA, and gave unconditional support to [[Manmohan Singh]] and the newly formed UPA government.

[[Jan Morcha]] the party founded by former Prime Minister [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] was merged with the LJP in March 2009. [[Jan Morcha]] president [[Ajeya Pratap Singh]], son of [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]], was immediately appointed as a senior LJP functionary.<ref name=LJPJMmerger>{{cite news|last=Parsai|first=Gargi|title=Jan Morcha merges with LJP|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/07/stories/2009030760711200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310000827/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/07/stories/2009030760711200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2009|access-date=28 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2009}}</ref>

On the more disastrous side LJP suffered a major jolt when, its entire [[Jharkhand]] Unit merged with the Congress before the 2009 elections citing that Paswan had ignored them. Paswan then announced the dissolution of party's Jharkhand Unit.<ref>{{cite news|title=LJP's Jharkhand unit merges with Congress|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040155171000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405184607/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040155171000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2009 |access-date=1 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 April 2009}}</ref>

In [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], the party had contested in an alliance with [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]. However party could secure only 6.75% votes winning only 3 seats which was 7 less than the previous elections in 2006.

In August 2011, there were claims made by the Speaker of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] that the party had merged with [[JD(U)]] as 2 of the 3 MLAs of the party had joined [[JD(U)]]. However the party had denied any such move.<ref name=DB11>{{cite news|title=LJP denies merger with ruling JD-U in Bihar|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BIH-ljp-denies-merger-with-ruling-jd-u-in-bihar-2353023.html|access-date=28 February 2014|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar|date=13 August 2011}}</ref>

On 27 February 2014, Lok Janshakti Party officially announced it re-entering the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] led by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], after a gap of 12 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Paswan-returns-to-NDA-formally-announces-alliance-with-BJP/articleshow/31119521.cms |title=Paswan returns to NDA, formally announces alliance with BJP |publisher=Times of India |date=27 February 2014}}</ref> It contested on 7 Lok Sabha seats from Bihar in [[2014 Indian general election]].

LJP won 6 of the 7 seats it contested including [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] and his son [[Chirag Paswan]]. [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] resigned from his [[Rajya Sabha]] seat. He was also made Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the NDA government that came to power on 26 May 2014.

In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], the party contested in an alliance with [[BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]. It contested 40 seats out of 243 in the assembly. It won only two seats, one less than the last election in 2010.

In 2017, [[Pashupati Kumar Paras|Pashupati Paras]] brother of Ram Vilas was inducted into [[Nitish Kumar sixth ministry|Nitish Kumar cabinet]] as Minister of Animal & Fish Resources after [[Janata Dal (United)]] joined [[BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].

==2020 Bihar Assembly Elections==
After the entry of Lok Janshakti Party in National Democratic Alliance in 2014. the NDA's principal parties in Bihar namely LJP, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] had contested against the JD(U) - [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]-[[Indian National Congress]] Mahagathbandhan alliance in 2015 and further until [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020 Bihar Assembly Election]]. On the question of seat sharing for the 2020 Assembly elections, the LJP under the presidency of [[Chirag Paswan]] decided to quit NDA and fight on 143 Assembly seats alone .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/ljp-hints-at-manipur-model-for-upcoming-bihar-assembly-polls/story-bKBRPjAzd6p93BAZRR1viK_amp.html|title=Lok Janshakti Party to contest Bihar assembly polls alone|website=hindustan times|access-date=2020-10-05}}</ref> This turned out to be the single most important reason for the poor electoral performance of JD(U) led by Nitish Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 10, 2020|title=Explained: Bihar election results in 10 points |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/explained-bihar-election-results-in-10-points/articleshow/79148311.cms|access-date=2020-11-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Quint reported, if LJP would have formed a pre poll alliance with BJP. [[National Democratic Alliance]] would have won additional 38 more seats.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Aditya |title=Bihar Results: Chirag Paswan’s LJP May Have Cost NDA 39 Seats |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/chirag-paswan-ljp-jdu-bjp-rajendra-singh-bihar-assembly-election-results-2020 |website=Quint |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>

The parliamentary committee of LJP however decided to support BJP in and outside the state with the number of seats they win in the state while contesting solely. The move as per party leadership was to oppose JD(U) while allying with the BJP. The way for the party was not though easy as it was to face a number of coalitions and political parties which were contesting in the elections with their support bases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/ljp-wont-contest-under-nitish-kumars-leadership-in-bihar-say-party-sources/amp_articleshow/78475953.cms|title=LJP won't contest assembly polls under Nitish Kumar's leadership in Bihar|website=Times of India |access-date=2020-10-05}}</ref>

==LJP crisis 2021==
[[Chirag Paswan]] expels five rebel MPs.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Betrayal': Chirag Paswan expels 5 MPs as rebels remove him as party chief {{!}} {{!}} Bihar News|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/bihar/article/chirag-paswan-removed-as-ljp-president-pashupati-kumar-paras/770978|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref> Paras-led camp removes him as party chief.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-15|title=LJP crisis: Chirag Paswan expels five rebel MPs; Paras-led camp removes him as party chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chirag-paswan-removed-as-leader-of-lok-janshakti-party-in-lok-sabha-7360305/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Leaving the split wide open in the Lok Janshakti Party, five MPs led by Pasupati Paras on Tuesday claimed that they have removed party national president Chirag Paswan from the post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chirag Paswan removed as LJP national president; ousted leader suspends five rebel MPs|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/chirag-paswan-removed-as-ljp-national-president-ousted-leader-suspends-five-rebel-mps-9719941.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Chirag Paswan’s uncle Pashupati Paras elected Lok Janshakti Party chief|url=https://scroll.in/latest/997806/chirag-paswans-uncle-pashupati-paras-elected-lok-janshakti-party-chief|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> However, Paswan said that LJP called a national executive meet and removed the five rebel MPs from the party’s primary membership.

The latest development came a day after five of the party MPs rebelled against late Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag. The five MPs — [[Pashupati Kumar Paras]] (Hajipur), Choudhary [[Mehboob Ali Kaiser|Mehboob Ali Qaisar]] (Khagaria), [[Chandan Kumar]] (Nawada), [[Veena Devi]] (Vaishali) and [[Prince Raj]] (Samastipur) —met Lok Sabha Speaker [[Om Birla]] on Sunday evening and again on Monday, saying that they have elected Paras as LJP parliamentary party leader and Kaiser as deputy leader. Late Monday night, the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a circular confirming Paras as leader of the LJP in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite news|last=PTI|date=2021-06-15|title=Pashupati Kumar Paras recognised as LJP's floor leader in Lok Sabha|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pashupati-kumar-paras-recognised-as-ljps-floor-leader-in-lok-sabha/article34816875.ece|access-date=2021-10-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pashupati Paras replaces Chirag Paswan as leader of LJP Parliamentary party in Lok Sabha|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/pashupati-paras-replaces-chirag-paswan-as-leader-of-ljp-parliamentary-party-in-lok-sabha-1814802-2021-06-14|access-date=2021-10-08|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

In his first reaction after his uncle Pashupati Paras ousted him, Paswan likened the organization to a mother who should not be “betrayed”. In a tweet, he said he made efforts to keep the party founded by his father [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] and his family together but failed.

People are supreme in a democracy, Paswan said and thanked those who have kept faith in the party.
Paswan also shared a letter he had written to Paras, the youngest brother of his father, in March in which he had highlighted his uncle’s unhappiness over a number of issues, including his elevation as the party president.

The series of dramatic events come months after the Bihar Assembly elections in October–November last year, in the run-up to which Chirag Paswan had attacked the JD(U) and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and stepped out of the NDA, all along maintaining that he wanted to work with the BJP. The LJP had, however, fared poorly in the elections, with its lone MLA eventually crossing over to the JD(U).

After the interpretation of ECI , ECI Freezed the Lok Janshakti Party name & Symbol "Bungalow" and allot [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]] led by [[Chirag Paswan]] and [[Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party]] led by Cabinate Minister [[Pashupati Kumar Paras]].

==References==
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