The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is an Indian

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formed in 2021 under the

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Chirag Paswan Chirag Kumar Paswan is an Indian politician, former actor and president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan. Early life and acting career His father, a Bih ...

. It has recently been allotted a new

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by the

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, separate from the main

Lok Janshakti Party The Lok Janshakti Party ( LJP, "People’s Manpower Party") 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. The party had a considerable followin ...

. It is now one of two separate

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s, the other being the

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party ( RLJP; translation: ''National People's Manpower Party'') is an Indian political party formed in October 2021 under the leadership of MP Pashupati Kumar Paras. It was previously part of the unified Lok Janshakti P ...

. In January 2022, Bhartiya Sablog Party merged into it.

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