Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) | |
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Abbreviation | JD(L) |
Leader | Akshay Pratap Singh |
President | Raghuraj Pratap Singh |
Founder | Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiya)[1] |
Founded | 30 November 2018[1] |
Headquarters | Lucknow |
Youth wing | Raja Bhaiya Youth Brigade |
Ideology | Anti-Casteism[1][2] Secularism[3] Political Equality[3] |
Colors | Yellow Green [4] |
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 2 / 403 (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly) |
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | 1 / 100 (Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council) |
Website | |
http://www.jdl.org.in | |
Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) is a political party in Uttar Pradesh, India, launched by Raghuraj Pratap Singh, commonly known as Raja Bhaiya, in November 2018 at Ramabai Park, Lucknow, during a rally marking his 25 years in politics and after taking feedback from his electorate who overwhelmingly supported for forming a new party.[2]
The party has raised the issues related to caste-based preferences in election and stands against Casteism in Politics. The party has also raised issues regarding disparity in the Reservation system and SC/ST act to non-Dalits, in education and employment. Raja Bhaiyya's party won 2 seats in the Uttar Pradesh elections of 2022. Even after personal targeting by SP candidate Gulshan Yadav and SP president Akhilesh Yadav, Raja Bhaiya won his seat comfortably.[5][1][2]
Aside from Raghuraj Pratap Singh, the party had early support from Akshay Pratap Singh, Vinod Saroj and Shailendra Kumar[6]