Indian political party
| Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | RLP |
| Leader | Hanuman Beniwal |
| President | Hanuman Beniwal |
| Secretary | Narayan Beniwal |
| Founded | 29 October 2018 |
| Headquarters | Jaipur |
| Ideology | Farmer’s upliftment Regionalism |
| Colours | Green Yellow |
| ECI Status | State party |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A (2024-present) NDA (2019-20) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 0 / 200 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| https://rlpindia.org | |
The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, known simply as RLP Party, is an Indian political party in the state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Hanuman Beniwal on 29 October 2018, on the eve of the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election with the aim of addressing the regional issues, particularly of the farmer community.
History
Hanuman Beniwal was initially exposed to politics due to his family political background, as his father, Ramdev Beniwal, was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He then became president of the student union of the Rajasthan University which marked his step into the politics.
Hanuman Beniwal was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for first time in 2008 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2013, Beniwal's persistent claims against prominent party leaders, such as Rajendra Rathore and Vasundhara Raje, led to his suspension from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). According to Beniwal, they were thoroughly corrupt, and there was a corrupt relationship between Raje and Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister at that time.
Hanuman Beniwal successfully organised five Kisan Hunkar Maha Rallies in Nagaur, Barmer, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaipur and this rally aimed at addressing the grievances of farmers in Rajasthan and the focused on issues such as loan waivers, fair prices for crops and better irrigation facilities for farmers of Rajasthan and launched a political party called Rashtriya Loktantrik Party with an election symbol of "Bottle" in Jaipur on 29 October 2018. The Kisan Hunkar rally was supported by some political leaders such as, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Jayant Chaudhary and Sanjay Lathar.
RLP party received support from the farmer community, and was able to have its representatives elected on three seats of the Rajasthan legislative assembly in 2018. In 2019, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party entered into an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party before the 2019 Indian general election. RLP contested on the Nagaur seat and extended support to the Bharatiya Janata Party on all other seats of the state.
Hanuman Beniwal who had contested from the Nagaur seat was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019. Following the passage of the 2020 Indian agriculture acts, Beniwal resigned from three parliamentary committees, and the party extended its support to the Indian farmers' protest and supported the 2020 Indian general strike. On 26 December 2020, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party quit NDA alliance in 2020-21 farmers protest to three farmer laws and the party said them as Anti-farmer laws.
On 27 October 2023, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party announced their alliance with Chandra Shekhar Ravan's Azad Samaj Party for the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections.
Following 2024 Indian general elections, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party announced their alliance with INDIA bloc to protect the democratic system in country. Hanuman Beniwal was announced as the candidate of INDIA bloc from Nagaur on 25 March 2024.
On 11 January 2025, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party announced their alliance with Aam Admi Party for the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections and also supported the Arvind Kejriwal demand to include the Jats across the country into the central list of OBC.
Electoral performance
| Year | Lok sabha | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Total votes | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Outcome | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17th | Hanuman Beniwal | NDA | 1 | 1 / 543 |  1
|
Government Later Opposition | ||||
| 2024 | 18th | INDIA | 1 | 1 / 543 | 
|
Opposition |
| Year | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Total votes | Overall vote % | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | |||||||||
| 2018 | Hanuman Beniwal | none | 58 | 3 / 200 | 3
|
856,038 | 2.40% | 2.40
|
Opposition |
| 2023 | ASP(KR)+ | 78 | 1 / 200 |  2
|
946,209 | 2.38% | 0.02
|
Opposition | |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Map | Lok Sabha | Portrait | MP | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  |
17th Lok Sabha |  |
Hanuman Beniwal |  |
1,81,260 |
| 2024 |  |
18th Lok Sabha | 42,225 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Sr.
no. |
Name | Constituency | Margin |
 |
1. | Hanuman Beniwal | Khinwsar | 2,059 |
| Members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Sr.
no. |
Name | Constituency | Margin |
 |
1. | Indira Devi | Merta | 12,835 |
| 2. | Pukhraj Garg | Bhopalgarh | 4,962 | |
| 3. | Hanuman Beniwal | Khinwsar | 16,948 | |
| 2019 By-election | 4. | Narayan Beniwal | 4,680 | |
See also
References
- "Hanuman Beniwal floats new political party in Rajasthan". The Hindu. 29 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Ahead Of Rajasthan Polls, Former BJP Leader Launches New Party". NDTV. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "MLA Beniwal suspended from BJP | Jaipur News - Times of India". web.archive.org. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2025. “ A day earlier, the party issued the first notice to Beniwal for repeatedly calling party colleague Rajendra Rathore and the leader of Opposition Vasundhara Raje as "thoroughly corrupt". He even criticised senior BJP leader LK Advani and alleged that there existed a 'nexus of corruption' between Raje and chief minister Ashok Gehlot. Beniwal made the accusations at a public function at the city's Maharaja's College on Saturday.”
- Iqbal, Mohammed (16 October 2018). "Preparations in full swing for 'Kisan Hunkar Rally' in Jaipur". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- "जयपुर में 29 को होगी किसान हुंकार महारैली, विधायक हनुमान बेनीवाल करेंगे नई पार्टी का ऐलान - Jaipur News". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (30 November 2020). "NDA constituent RLP threatens to quit alliance over farm laws". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Iqbal, Mohammad (10 December 2018). "Raje resigns, Congress two seats away from majority". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Goyal, Yash (4 April 2019). "RLP joins NDA in R'sthan". Tribune India. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Nagaur election result: Hanuman Beniwal defeats Jyoti Mirdha by over 1.8 lakh votes". The Financial Express. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Saini, Sachin (21 December 2020). "Call on NDA, RLP break-up on Dec 26, says Hanuman Beniwal". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "BJP ally RLP quits NDA over farm laws, Hanuman Beniwal claims Covid report fudged to keep him out of LS". India Today. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- Nair, Sobhana K. (31 October 2023). "Rashtriya Loktantrik Party makes another bid to lose its 'marginal player' tag in Rajasthan politics". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- "RLP supremo Hanuman Beniwal is INDIA bloc candidate from Nagaur following alliance with Congress". The Hindu. 25 March 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party announces support for AAP in upcoming polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2025. “ Rajasthan MP Hanuman Beniwal's announcement came after AAP Rajya Sabha floor leader Sanjay Singh met him. As Beniwal supported Kejriwal's demand to include Jats across the country in the central list of OBCs, the AAP chief thanked his RLP counterpart.”
