The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Rajesh Ranjan, better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician from Bihar, belonging to the Indian National Congress. He won elections to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014 from several constituencies in Bihar as an Independent / SP / Lok Janashakti Party / RJD candidate. Pappu Yadav became one of the 'best performing' MPs in 2015. Pappu Yadav was President of Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) which is formally merged in Indian National Congress before 2024 general election.