Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- National People's Party)

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- "National People's Party") is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav,the then president, on corruption charges ($250 million) over the farm support funds. The mass base of the party has traditionally been Yadavs and Muslims, two large and relatively politically active segments of Bihar's population.In 2008, RJD received the

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) (राष्ट्रीय लोक दल)

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) (राष्ट्रीय लोक दल) (National People's Party) is a political party in India. Chaudhary Ajit Singh is the party president. He is carrying on the political legacy of his father and former Prime Minister of India, Charan Singh and the original Lok Dal.

Samajwadi Party Position in state and national politics

Samajwadi Party (literally, Socialist Party) is a powerful regional political party in India based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh founded on October 4, 1992 . It describes itself as a democratic socialist party and is mainly representing the interests of a caste grouping called Other Backward

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) History

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (बहुजन समाज पार्टी) is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority"), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes(OBC) as well as minorities. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) List of presidents of the party

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), भारतीय जनता पार्टी is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament. The Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian National Congress presidents of the party

The Indian National Congress (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस) (abbreviated INC, and commonly known as the Congress) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world.The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian political spectrum.

Corruption issues U.P 2012

A Centre for Media Studies report showed that the corruption has increased in UP.The Central Bureau of Investigation said there was "strong evidence" against incumbent Chief MinisterMayawati in a case about disproportionate assets for a public figure;while Samajwadi party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav also has a case pending against him in a similar case.Out of a total of 403 

Campaign Election 2012 U.P

The INC's Rahul Gandhi started his campaign on 14 November, 2011 before the announcement of the election phases, while Mulayam Singh Yadav started his campaign on 8 January with criticism of the ruling BSP for "corruption and atrocities on people.Rahul Gandhi toured one of the most impoverished area of the country on 17 January, Bundelkhand in Lalitpur. He also visited Mauranipur,

Opinion polls U.P 2012 Election

All opinion polls indicated an hung assembly.

Poll source and date	BSP	Samajwadi	BJP	INC-RLD	Others
STAR News-Nielsen	101	135	61	99	7
News24	108	127	57	94	17

Schedule Election 2012 U.P

The ECI announced on 24 December, 2011 that the election will occur in seven phases on 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 28 February and 3 March.The result will be announced on 6 March.

On 9 January, the Election Commission had announced that the original date of 4 February for the first phase had been changed to 3 March, while vote counting had moved from