RLM Bihar election 2025

Rashtriya Lok Morcha

Founded in:2023
Founders/first leaders:Upendra Kushwaha
Main leaders:Upendra Kushwaha
Alliance:NDA
Description:Upendra Kushwaha broke away from the Janata Dal (United) and formed the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). The main base of this party is the Kushwaha (Koiri or Koeri) community, which holds an important place in the OBCs of Bihar. The party contested the Karakat seat with the NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, when Upendra Kushwaha lost. He was later sent to the Rajya Sabha. In the 2015 assembly election, its predecessor, the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), contested 23 seats as part of the NDA and won two. In 2020, the party fielded candidates on 160 seats under the banner of Third Front, but did not get any success. For the 2025 assembly election, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha sought to contest at least 15 seats, especially making a strategy to strengthen its claim in Shahabad, Magadh, Sasaram, Aurangabad, Siwan, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur and Vaishali areas. Upendra Kushwaha is an influential leader of OBCs, especially the Kushwaha community, in Bihar politics. Kushwaha has maintained his relevance in Bihar politics through different fronts and alliances. Although his party did not get much success in the recent elections, he is continuously active for his share and seats in the NDA. Kushwaha's strategy and social base make him one of the leaders who can play a key role in Bihar's elections.