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Rashtriya Janata Dal

Socialist, social justice

Logo of Rashtriya Janata Dal.

A Bihar party in the Janata socialist tradition, campaigning on backward-class and Muslim representation, public sector employment guarantees and a caste census.

Founded
1997
Positions as of
2024 manifesto
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Wealth and inequality

    Campaigned in 2020 and 2024 on a large expansion of guaranteed government jobs.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

26

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

80

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

24

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Election manifesto · Rashtriya Janata Dal · 2024

Logo: RJD Flag.svg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons.