Rashtriya Lok Samta Party

Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
AbbreviationRLSP
PresidentUpendra Kushwaha
FounderUpendra Kushwaha
Founded3 March 2013 (2013-03-03)
Dissolved14 March 2021 (2021-03-14)
Split fromJanata Dal (United)
Preceded byRashtriya Samata Party
Merged intoJanata Dal (United)
Succeeded byRashtriya Lok Morcha
ECI StatusState Party
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance (2014—2018)
United Progressive Alliance (2018—2020)
Grand Democratic Secular Front
(2020—2021)
Election symbol
Website
ralospa.in

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (abbreviated as RLSP; translation: National People's Equity Party) was a political party in India led by Upendra Kushwaha. It was launched on 3 March 2013 and was based in the state of Bihar. The party came into existence as a result of a feud between Nitish Kumar and Upendra Kushwaha, after which Kushwaha left The Nitish Kumar lead Janata Dal (United) and formed his own party. It has faced multiple rebellions and desertions since 2015. After the relations between Nitish and Kushwaha normalized, Upendra Kushwaha merged RLSP into JDU on 14 March 2021, with this, the party ceased to exist.